Williams Hill Recreation Area

We camped here for about a week in June. The wind really ripped through at night but it wasn’t so bad to make us want to leave.

The campsite is nice and nicely maintained (minus the bugs in the pit toilet). Every site has pavilions and picnics tables. Nice views and walks all around. Despite the no target practice signs people were out shooting. On the weekends it happens all nice. There is some noise from dirt bikes and the like and you have mindful when walking the roads around.

Some trash and a shot up abandoned cars but it mostly feels safe.

Great access to Los Padres National Forest and Big Sur.

The road in is long and a bit twisty but not as steep as some mountain roads leading to dispersed camping. We saw pretty large motor homes up there (a short bus and a 30 footer).

Great place with just a few sites. We nabbed the last spot. Had an amazing view of the valley below. Fire restrictions were in place so we didn’t have a camp fire. There were also firearms restrictions so no one shooting but one guy ran his generator the entire time. The road in was washboard and gravel and very dusty. We ended up with a thick layer of dirt on our RV. But fantastic place for a free overnight stay. Not much more unless you are into OHV.

This is BLM land so shooting is allowed, however there were some people shooting directly into my campsite while I was there and I could hear bullets flying all around me. It felt like I was in a war zone. I just about lost it when one hit the ground about five feet away from where I was sitting. I sprinted in the direction of the shooting because I had an idea who it was from the people that had been driving by, and there were some people camping near us as well and they also joined in to go give these people a piece of our minds and once we got to the top of the hill we was basically putting our lives in danger to notify these people stupidity and make them stop. I screamed for them to stop shooting and when I could hear cease fire, I ran at them, notifying them of the severity of their actions AND the danger they were putting us in, they tried to make excuses of course but I shut that down and let them know if they continued shooting we would have a problem and then we left. They got the idea and headed home after that talk. After that we somehow got a flat tire on a brand new set of Nitto Grabber tires, luckily we had service and AAA was able to help us change the tire since we forgot our tools. Aside from the hiccups the rest of the trip was absolutely lovely and I would probably come here again but I would make sure to go to a different site I think. Maybe higher on the ridge.

This place is amazing. Let me break it down for you a bit. The dirt road up to the campground is 7 miles long, but it’s not horrible. Very well maintained, some parts narrower than others. HOWEVER, the Higher you get, the bit more uncomfortable it gets because your literally driving on the edge of a mountain. It’s amazingly beautiful, but just keep that in mind. There is no service going up the 7 miles but when you get to the top it comes out of nowhere and I had good date with my cell booster.

I stayed right outside the entrance to the actual campground because it was less shaded (for my solar panels). It wasn’t very windy however the fog at night was very thick, almost like being in the clouds. I loved it. The campground has a very clean out house stocked with toilet paper. each site had a picnic table with quite a few trees and fire pits.

The hiking trails are amazing but keep in mind this is also open to free range shooting and you will see a lot of bullet holes in random old objects and empty casings around the campsite. I stayed tues-fri and seen about 5 people in and out. Will def be back.

Nice clean campground with a clean pit toilet. The usual scattering of human and dog waste and TP. Looks like a lot of racoon? scat. Saw a tarantula. Sites are clean and nicely spaced and some will accommodate a large RV if you dare drive it up the dusty washboard road. It was only about 2-1/2 miles of gravel the way I came up from the West. It can be windy at times, but my tent site was sheltered pretty well. Mostly had the CG to myself. Two campervans came in late and left early. The BLM guy came in the morning and cleaned everything up and restocked the TP. Verizon 4G is 4-bars of good service, T-Mobile shows 2-bars 4G.

The campsite itself was awesome. Peaceful, quiet, has a bathroom, and gets 4g (verizon). The problem is the road up was pretty bad. Incredibly dusty and the dust was slippery and causing spinouts in a few places. There's one particular sharp turn near the top where I wasn't sure I'd make it. Then I couldn't relax and enjoy being on top because I was nervous about making it back down. The positives are it's a lovely area with lots of wildlife. If I had 4wd I'd come here regularly but I don't want to risk getting stuck.

What a find! 7 campsites on the top of a mountain. Takes an 8 mile ride up a dirt road with about 1500 feet elevation climb. No problem for my 27 foot class C towing a Jeep. One toilet. Nice picnic tables (with roofs!) and fire pits. 14 day limit. Views. Hiking. Shooting. If camp sites are full, there are other places nearby you could overnight if needed I think. Most sites are back ins, but the were 1 or 2 pull thrus.

This was a great campground. there are 5-7 sites, mostly designed for RV's, but my little tent and I fit in nicely. I imagine it can be uncomfortable up there if it's very windy. The ground tends to be very hard, so bring a hammer if you plan to drive stakes in. There is also a clearing about 1/8 mile before the campground, so if it's full, one can camp there. There is a composting toilet and an info board with map.