Top Free Dispersed Camping near King City, CA

If you're looking for a place to dispersed camp near King City, look no further. Here you'll find a diverse selection of places to camp, including remote dispersed camping to boondocking, and everything in-between. You're sure to find the perfect dispersed campgrounds for your California camping adventure.

Best Dispersed Sites Near King City, CA (7)


Recent Dispersed Reviews In King City

51 Reviews of 7 King City Campgrounds


  • T
    Camper-submitted photo from Boondocking - Coalinga
    Sep. 26, 2024

    Boondocking - Coalinga

    Waste of time

    If you aren’t sleeping in a camper or in your car, don’t waste your time. It’s a parking lot. Didn’t clearly specify

  • Rosemary L.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Williams Hill Recreation Area
    Jul. 1, 2024

    Williams Hill Recreation Area

    Great get away

    Clean camp. Restroom was clean. View was beautiful. There was a 6 mile dirt road to the camp. Easy signage. Saw wild boar and dear along the way. Drove a Hyundai Accent.

  • JThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Williams Hill Recreation Area
    Jun. 16, 2024

    Williams Hill Recreation Area

    Quiet and peaceful

    The drive up has around five miles of very well maintained dirt road, but very much worth it. Some dispersed camping areas and a campground with 5 spots with a shelter and a picnic table at each one. Bathroom was very clean.

    Views are magnificent.

  • AThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Williams Hill Recreation Area
    Apr. 25, 2024

    Williams Hill Recreation Area

    Beautiful Views on Top of the Mountain

    It is a long 5 miles up a long dirt road which is actually pretty nice compared to others we have traveled. There are some steep hairpinish turns that we had to disconnect our toad but wow when you get there it is perfect. So peaceful and very clean. We are in a 36’ class a with jeep toad

  • LThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Williams Hill Recreation Area
    Apr. 21, 2024

    Williams Hill Recreation Area

    Nice BLM

    The road to come to the BLM was not bad, we came with a van and had no problems. The campground is nice and clean, vault toilet with TP &clean. Camp spots with table & shade & the view on the hills is incredible

  • mThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Tumey Hills Box Canyon
    Mar. 23, 2024

    Tumey Hills Box Canyon

    Beautiful spot

    This was such a beautiful spot. It had the greenest hills. It was very peaceful at night. There were people shooting in the morning. But overall the spot was really nice for one night.

  • M
    Camper-submitted photo from Williams Hill Recreation Area
    Nov. 8, 2023

    Williams Hill Recreation Area

    Better than expected!

    Very nice and quiet and clean campground. Arrived late Friday afternoon and left Sunday evening. Camp had a fire ring, shaded concrete patio and a picnic table. The single vault toilet was clean and sufficiently stocked with TP. No other amenities other than what the forest provides. Lots of area to explore, but this is mainly an off road vehicle area.

  • J
    Camper-submitted photo from Boondocking - Coalinga
    Aug. 2, 2023

    Boondocking - Coalinga

    Solid Stay off the interstate

    Basic pull off area that is good for a nights rest. There are a couple of gas stations and fast food restaurants nearby. The parking area is relatively quite and there is a good amount of room to park and sleep.

  • DThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Tumey Hills Box Canyon
    Apr. 14, 2023

    Tumey Hills Box Canyon

    Quiet at Night

    I couldn’t really identify this place as a campground. It is a shooting range. If you’re in to target practice you’d give it a five. It’s fairly desolate, a port-a-potty, (bring your own TP) and sparse camping spots. One picnic table sat in a day use area, and that gravel parking area is where we set up. It was perfectly flat and level. We didn’t even unhook the trailer. Pack it in and out as there are no services at all other than the potty. The three mile road in from I-5 is paved half way and well-graded dirt the rest. After the shooting stopped, about 8:30 PM, it was amazingly quiet. For us, needing only a stop-over, it was perfect.

  • A
    Camper-submitted photo from Williams Hill Recreation Area
    Mar. 27, 2023

    Williams Hill Recreation Area

    Amazing view

    The view is amazing!! I would recommend driving up the mountain through Lockwood, the drive is much easier and less scary. We arrived around 5:30pm (end of march) and there was only 1 spot left

  • A
    Camper-submitted photo from Williams Hill Recreation Area
    Mar. 7, 2023

    Williams Hill Recreation Area

    Clean with some views

    Beautiful place, wish I couldn’t hear the gunshots but at least they’re far away. I’m from Los Angeles so I don’t mind the shots but would prefer to hear the birds more.

  • Wandering C.
    Camper-submitted photo from Williams Hill Recreation Area
    Feb. 24, 2023

    Williams Hill Recreation Area

    Free BLM

    Amenities include one vault toilet, sometimes runs out of toilet paper on a busy weekend, picnic tables with shelter and fire pits. No water, no trash, fire bans most the dry months.

  • k
    Camper-submitted photo from Tumey Hills Box Canyon
    Feb. 18, 2023

    Tumey Hills Box Canyon

    Easy, open with nearby amenities!

    Easy overnight BLM spot, we stayed overnight on the way to San Jose - easy to navigate, find & park.

    Close by amenities gas stations, mcdonald’s & freeway about 10 mins out

  • Rob R.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Will Creek Road Dispersed
    Jan. 3, 2023

    Will Creek Road Dispersed

    One of my favorite places, but...

    getting crowed and people leaving their garbage and poop (yes, human poop and TP). I've always loved Will Creek Road, I feel you can get free access to the greatest show on planet earth here…Both the sun set and the sun rise, but you got to get above the marine layer and get to the very top. If you dont want scratches and you are 7' wide or more…bring cutters. The land owners maintain the road themselves. I was last there in Feb 2022 and the switch backs were torn up and rutted; I bumped into an owner I've got to know over the years and he said they are tired of fixing them because people with small underpowered cars burnout digging ruts or some bozo purposely burns out not knowing that the land owners are the ones who have to maintain it all so we get to enjoy the camping. The road is very steep, you go from maybe 200' above sea leave to over 3000' if you go to the top. I've done this road in 4x4 truck(s) (supper easy), Jeep and Jeep Gladiator (easy freakin peasy), a Subaru Outback (easy) and a 4x4 MBZ Revel Van (supper freakin hard and stressful, was on two wheels more than once and sideways bottomed out twice in the switch backs. I wont do it again and I've been off-roading my whole life, unless the switch backs are fixed). When I say easy, this is assuming you have some off-road skill. Hope that help.

  • Kristen
    Camper-submitted photo from Plasket Ridge Dispersed Campground
    Dec. 4, 2022

    Plasket Ridge Dispersed Campground

    Only when desperate

    Every campsite within an hour range of Big Sur was full, and it was getting dark so we opted for this road. It is the only road where dispersed camping is allowed but beware: it is narrow, steep, unmaintained, and surrounded by cliffs. If you happen upon a pull out that is not occupied, does not have a private property sign, and is somewhat flat, then it works as a spot to sleep that feels like you’re on the edge of the world.

  • K
    Camper-submitted photo from Plasket Ridge Dispersed Campground
    Jul. 28, 2022

    Plasket Ridge Dispersed Campground

    Too crowded on weekends

    Practically camping on top of each other. Going up or down that road is only for 4x4 and keep an eye out for crazy drivers. One lane road in many spots. NO CAMPFIRES ALLOWED IN SUMMER. Check conditions.

  • Kristian W.
    Camper-submitted photo from Plasket Ridge Dispersed Campground
    May. 19, 2022

    Plasket Ridge Dispersed Campground

    Incredible views, and Free!

    This was a perfect campground for Big Sur, just past the Plaskett Creek campground which is expensive and requires reservations. I drove up the road for about 20 minutes and found a perfect pullout overlooking the ocean between two apple trees, blissful to say the least. I showed up around 5 pm and there were still a lot of sites open.

  • Kristian W.
    Camper-submitted photo from Will Creek Road Dispersed
    May. 19, 2022

    Will Creek Road Dispersed

    No pullouts, and no camping

    As soon as you turn onto this road there is a sign saying no camping next to road, plus I drove about 30 minutes back onto it and could only find one semi-feasible pullout. I went north just five minutes to Plaskett Ridge dispersed camping, that was much better.

  • R
    Camper-submitted photo from Williams Hill Recreation Area
    May. 8, 2022

    Williams Hill Recreation Area

    Beautiful spot spoiled with target shooters

    I love the spot but the constant barrage of target shooting makes it hard to really enjoy! Road is rough getting here but doable. Clean vaulted toilet, great camping spaces with covered tables and a beautiful view. But the shooters really ruin the serenity of this place.

  • KThe Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Plasket Ridge Dispersed Campground
    May. 3, 2022

    Plasket Ridge Dispersed Campground

    A great Big Sur dispersed campground on a ridge with ocean view

    Amazing location to wake up in the morning. View of the pacific ocean on one side and valley on the other. 4x4 vehicle needed. Fairly safe, clean, and not crowded. A great location for pro-overlanders and for testing 4x4 off-road driving skills.

  • Jordie G.The Dyrt PRO User
    Camper-submitted photo from Will Creek Road Dispersed
    Apr. 12, 2022

    Will Creek Road Dispersed

    Beautiful views and dispersed camping

    We came here on a Sunday evening with the intent of getting out of the 35 knot coastal winds and decided upon making camp at a pullout under a tree about a mile from Highway 1. However, my Prius C made it two miles in before we chose to turn around. The road is pretty well maintained if bumpy at times but we just took it slow on the way up and down.

    Highly recommend downloading offline maps before you lose signal around San Simeon (south hwy 1) and carmel (north hwy 1). My boyfriend has AT&T and I had T-Mobile and neither of us had signal.

    It was dispersed camping and pullouts as far as we got up the road. We set up our tent next to the mighty Prius C and enjoyed a gorgeous sunset, stars, and some beautiful morning views. It was pretty windy at night but it calmed in the morning. We did not see a single soul on our way in but come Monday morning, three cars had drove past our site (I assume they made it much farther in).



Guide to King City

Camping near King City, California, offers a mix of stunning landscapes and unique experiences. Whether you're looking for a family-friendly spot or a peaceful retreat, there are plenty of campgrounds to explore.

What to do:

What campers like:

  • Scenic Views: Campers rave about the views at Kirk Creek Campground. "Amazing sunrise and sunset view," said one happy camper. Sites #7, 8, and 9 are particularly praised for their open space and ocean views.
  • Clean Facilities: Many campers appreciate the cleanliness of the facilities at Big Sur Campground & Cabins. One reviewer mentioned, "The bathroom/showers were cleaned regularly and stocked with shampoo, conditioner, and shower gel."
  • Family-Friendly Atmosphere: Veteran's Memorial Park Campground is noted for its family-friendly vibe. A visitor said, "If you have little ones, they’ll have fun on the playground."

What you should know:

  • Heat in Summer: Campers at Pinnacles Campground warn about the heat. One reviewer said, "It is WICKED hot in the summer," so plan your visit accordingly.
  • Limited Amenities: Some campgrounds, like Kirk Creek Campground, have limited amenities. A camper noted, "There are pit toilets and trash cans, but basically no other amenities. Not even drinking water."
  • Crowded During Peak Season: Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Campground can get crowded. A visitor mentioned, "You will need to book a few months in advance," especially during the summer.

Tips for camping with families:

  • Choose the Right Campsite: Look for sites that offer privacy and space. One camper at San Simeon Creek Campground mentioned, "We got lucky and found a semi-private site in the lower campground."
  • Plan for Activities: Make sure to have activities planned. A reviewer at Big Sur Campground & Cabins said, "You can go down and walk by the river float the river with the complimentary tubes."
  • Pack Snacks and Drinks: Campers at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Campground recommend bringing your own food, as some campgrounds have limited markets.

Tips from RVers:

  • Check Site Sizes: Make sure your RV fits the site. A camper at San Simeon Creek Campground noted, "The camper pads are level, paved, and designated as either 25- or 35-foot campsites."
  • Be Prepared for Limited Hookups: Many campgrounds, like Kirk Creek Campground, do not offer electric hookups. One reviewer said, "No cell service or showers."
  • Arrive Early: To secure a good spot, arrive early. A visitor at Veteran's Memorial Park Campground mentioned, "Your best bet to get a site is to show up a day or two early."

Camping near King City, California, has something for everyone, from stunning views to family-friendly activities. Just remember to plan ahead and enjoy the great outdoors!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Which is the most popular dispersed campsite near King City, CA?

    According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular dispersed campground near King City, CA is Plasket Ridge Dispersed Campground with a 4-star rating from 5 reviews.

  • What is the best site to find dispersed camping near King City, CA?

    TheDyrt.com has all 7 dispersed camping locations near King City, CA, with real photos and reviews from campers.