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Limekiln State Park
Peaceful walks, crashing surf, and aggressive squirrels—a perfect intro to Big Sur.
Towering redwoods and staggeringly beautiful views of the Big Sur coast will make you never want to leave this California state park that's just 56 miles south of Carmel.
Short hikes are ultra pretty and not too strenuous (a little climbing over logs or creeks). Make sure you take the falls trail to the 100-foot waterfall—or opt for the Hare Creek trail or other short walks that take you to an ocean view where you might even see dolphins frolicking.
Most of the 29 campsites are pretty close together, and the bathrooms are a bit rustic, but a walk in the redwood will deliver all the inner peace you came to the Big Sur coast for in the first place.
Come through the park entrance off Highway 1, then choose from a dozen campsites right by the beach (and underneath one of those famous PCH bridges), with other sites f
Towering redwoods and staggeringly beautiful views of the Big Sur coast will make you never want to leave this California state park that's just 56 miles south of Carmel.
Short hikes are ultra pretty and not too strenuous (a little climbing over logs or creeks). Make sure you take the falls trail to the 100-foot waterfall—or opt for the Hare Creek trail or other short walks that take you to an ocean view where you might even see dolphins frolicking.
Most of the 29 campsites are pretty close together, and the bathrooms are a bit rustic, but a walk in the redwood will deliver all the inner peace you came to the Big Sur coast for in the first place.
Come through the park entrance off Highway 1, then choose from a dozen campsites right by the beach (and underneath one of those famous PCH bridges), with other sites further back in a redwood grove. Your RV can only set up at the beach, though.
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1 campground in Limekiln State Park
This coastal campground has two main hiking trails: one that winds along the redwoods along Limekiln Creek, and one that perches on cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Both trails are day use only. There are 29 campsites (4 are walk-in), and RVs and trailers aren’t allowed on the redwoods side (only at campsites 5 through 16). The two loops ha Read more...
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