Pinnacles National Park Campground Pinnacles National Park California
5000 Highway 146Paicines, California 95043
831 389-4538
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Pinnacles National Park Campground is open year-round and has 134 campsites (36 with electric hookups) and is located in Central California. It is situated along a seasonal creek and among large oak trees.
Campsites 84 to 120 have electric hookups and large spaces for RVs, but most do not have shade. Sites 1-83 are single-family campsites and a few have good shade from large oak trees. Sites 23-28, 80 and 81 have cabins. Each cabin has a porch, fire pit, table, solar/electricity, a lantern, chairs, fan, night stand, 1 full and 2 twin beds. Campers must bring bedding. Group camping is also available at sites 121-134.
The campground has drinking water, modern toilets with flush toilets and showers, an RV dump station, campfire center, picnic area and swimming pool. There is also a visitor center and a camp store (with supplies, firewood, ice, etc.). Each campsite also has a table, fire ring and grill.
Pinnacles National Monument – Area Recreation
Pinnacles National Monument encompasses 26,000 acres of amazing rock formations created form an extinct 23 million-year old volcano. Rock climbing and hiking are very popular activities. Other outdoor recreation includes watching and photographing the California Condor and other wildlife.
If you want to head over to the coast and check out some redwoods, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is a good choice. It has 194 campsites along the banks of the Big Sur River. Hollister Hills State Vehicle Recreation Area is also nearby.
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5, 10, 11, 13, 20, 32, 34, 37, 39, 52, 55, 59, 61, 62, 63, 71, 73
Regions
Campsite Types
- ADA
- Cabin
- Group
- RV
- Tent
- Trailer
Season:
Year Round
Elevation:
2,150
# of Campsites:
134
# of RV Campsites:
36
Amenities
- Amphitheater
- BBQ Grills
- Camp Store
- Campfire Center
- Campground Host
- Campsite Tables
- Drinking Water
- Dump Station
- Electrical Hookup
- Fire Pit
- Fire Rings
- Firewood Available
- Gift Shop
- Grills
- Grocery Store
- Group Camping
- Ice
- Pay Phone
- Pets OK
- Picnic Tables
- Ranger Station
- Restrooms (Flush Toilets)
- RV Hookups
- Shade Structure
- Showers
- Visitor Center
- Wood
Activities
- Archeological Sites
- Backpacking
- Biking
- Bird Watching
- Caves
- Climbing
- Creek
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Historic Sites
- Mountain Biking
- Nature Trails
- Photography
- Picnicking
- Playground
- Reservoir
- Rock Climbing
- Spelunking
- Stargazing
- Swimming
- Swimming Pool
- Visitor Center
- Walking Trails
- Wildlife Viewing
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Here is the link for the campground map:
https://www.nps.gov/pinn/planyourvisit/upload/Campground-Map-Black-Bar-3100px.jpg
Thanks Rod!
We also added the Pinnacles campground map to the web page.
Are there water hook ups at each RV site?
The hookups are electric only, there’s a water spigot as you enter that loop where you can fill up, and a dump station located near the campground store.
Does the water supply spigot in each loop have a standard threaded spigot connection or is it one of the smooth non-threaded connections requiring some kind of adapter? TIA!
The water spigots at Pinanncles National Park should be threaded.
I saw your video on YouTube! Very helpful, thank you.
I noticed site 18 looks private with good coverage on each side. Any reason this isn’t a good site in the winter when direct sunlight isn’t a concern?
Hi John F,
That’s a good question. Not sure why our photographer didn’t list #18 as a favorite. It’s a nice large/flat site with good privacy. I’m going to add that one to the list – it’s a winner!
Hi,
Can you kindly provide any information about campsite #62, which is listed as a favorite? Why recommended?
From the photo, it’s hard to tell what is to the left of the site, and the tent pad/eating area appear a bit tight. Hoping we can spread out a little with our 8×8 tent and young ones who will no doubt want to explore.
Thank you!
Hi Sheila,
Pinnacles campsite #62 is nice and private. It’s surrounded by forest/brush and set apart from the other campsites. It also has a decent sized tent-camping areas. Maybe not as big as some of the other sites there, but your 8×8 tent will fit. Definitely a good one for the youngsters to have fun and explore the area.
It’s a shame the best RV sites weren’t listed. Trying to figure out the ones with best shade. We are visiting in the summer. Does anyone have feedback? I’ve looked over the photos a lot.
Hi Jen,
We do have the RV sites photographed – Campsites 84 to 120 have electric hookups and large spaces for RVs, but most do not have shade, but our photographer didn’t note which of those were our favorites/best.
Site 49 is the best-kept secret. It doesn’t look like much from the photo, but the actual site is tucked into the trees completely isolated. You can’t see either of your neighbors and the trees act as a good noise barrier. It’s also a very short walk to the bathroom and dumpsters.