If you want a great coastal camping experience, this is the spot. Our site is one of the two or three sites that have a view of the ocean through an opening in the trees. The one right below ours has a slightly better view. About 70% of the people were tent camping and about 30% with small trailers. I only heard a neighbors generat... more

Plaskett Creek is a nice campground on the east side of Highway 1 in Big Sur. The Sand Dollar Beach Day use area is beautiful, dog friendly, and right across the road. It’s one of only two dog friendly beaches in the Big Sur area and more protected from the wind than Pffiefer Beach 40 miles down the road. The main drag in Big Su... more

Stayed here one October. We did not have reservations but there were a few spots open still. We were able to not have immediate neighbors yet still views of the ocean. We were adjacent to some brushy vegetation which helped with the privacy feel to one side of the camp. Since it was a drought year, the grassy lawn was struggling a ... more

Many beaches along the coast do not allow dogs but the beach across the street from this campground does. Easy walk over.

Campground is for smaller rigs only and has a plethora of children. Very noisy over the weekend. No Verizon service; did not use the toilet facilities. No threaded water, fill jugs only.