Established Camping
Gold Bluffs Beach Campground — Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
About
National Park Service
Redwood National and State Parks
Experience the wild Pacific coastline and grazing Roosevelt elk in this campground, with easy access to a secluded stretch of beach, Fern Canyon, and 70 miles of hiking and biking trails. Located on the coast within Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park - in the southern part of the parks. Access is on with a narrow, dirt road. Recreational vehicles and trailers are not advised.
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
Stay Connected
- WiFiGood
- VerizonGood
- AT&TGood
- T-MobileAvailable
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Firewood Available
- Phone Service
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
GuideBeach front but tiny parking
Getting to this campground is an adventure alone. It’s beautiful and right along these wind swept sand beaches. But each site is blocked by huge wooden pylons- there is barely room to even park off the “road” at your site.
We booked site 21. Not sure we will be able to stay overnight in a 24ft rv.
Behind the wooden pylons each site has a large flat tent are, fire ring, table and food locker.
There is one road in and it is several narrow miles.
No host on site. Bring your own firewood.
RangerRight on the beach & fern canyon
Right on the beach, beautiful campground, very simple. It’s right next to fern canyon.
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ScoutOne of my favorite campgrounds
This is one of my favorite campgrounds along the Northern California coast. The campsite is just off the beach, with cliffs in the background. There's not a ton of privacy in terms of trees as it's on the beach, but the sites are huge and spread out. The road up is rather bumpy and a car with higher clearance is helpful but 4wd is not necessary.
Location
Gold Bluffs Beach Campground — Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is located in California
Directions
We are located a six to seven hour drive north of San Francisco. To reach the campground, take the Davison Road / HWY 101 turn-off which is 3 miles north of Orick, CA. Davison Road then continues for ten miles of dirt and gravel.
Coordinates
41.382217 N
124.069882 W