This central coast town is a gateway to Pinnacles National Park, Monterey, and Big Sur.
Located on the Salinas River in Central California, King City offers history, scenic beauty, and a wide range of outdoor adventures. Go wine tasting in the Santa Lucia highlands, explore California missions and agricultural history, and enjoy tent and RV camping year-round at San Lorenzo County Park right in town. Hike, rock climb, and camp among the pinnacles at Pinnacles National Park. Enjoy off-highway vehicle (OHV) riding around the San Andreas Fault at Hollister Hills State Vehicular Area, and primitive camp next door at Fremont Peak State Park, which also offers an observatory and sweeping valley, mountain, and bay views. The Monterey Peninsula and the coastal splendor of Big Sur are also within reach, with camping options that range from tent and RV sites to private and public cabins and cottages. For solitude and backcountry camping, head into the Ventana Wilderness of the Los Padres National Forest.