Best Campgrounds near San Simeon, CA

Originally we planned on staying at a different park, but somehow there were people at our spot so we were left with finding a new place to stay last minute, which can be scary considering the highway was closed going up North, and had zero reception. We stumbled upon Kirk Creek, and let me tell you, HEAVEN ON EARTH. Not only was the camp host off duty, they still came out to greet us and let us know we were more than welcome to stay, find a spot we enjoyed and could take care of the finalizing of paperwork early the next day. As a mother traveling with her kid, father, and fur babies, you could imagine how grateful I was. We stayed at the most incredible spot, had amazing views, privacy, and just overall..we had the most incredible time. This is a location I plan on taking my family from now on, we are forever camping here. Thank you so much, we loved our stay.

Check in was quick and efficient. Our site was wide and long enough to park our TT and TV. Site had reasonable privacy. Overall, a clean and quiet place to stay. Used the laundry room that is pretty large. A restaurant that looked fun, but didn't experience this visit.

Morro Bay CA. Clean and located smack in the middle of town within short walk to restaurants, hikes, and more. Very nice and helpful owner.

This campground was very nice - the campsites are pretty large and offer big picnic tables and fire rings. There are bathrooms but we didn’t use them as we used our truck camper. Great spot to go with your family or significant other. The boys rode their motos and the girls just hung out and enjoyed the camp and walked on a few trails. We stayed Thursday & Friday..left on Saturday. I would recommend doing this as it gets really busy for day use and big clubs. There are 2 sites that are first come first serve and the rest you have to reserve online - HOWEVER, the park did not have any slips to provide payment. Would definitely stay here again.

We took a look but did not choose to camp here. Sites are exposed to one another and to the road. More shade than at Ponderosa.

There are two campsites (both RV accessible) about 300' apart, you can barely see the other. We stayed in January and since the other site was unoccupied we had the whole hilltop to ourselves.

Our two dogs really enjoyed chasing after ground squirrels and significantly improved their digging skills. Since the property is fenced in (except for three vehicle accesses) we could let our dogs off leash.

Our stay was perfect for an uber-quiet and private respite, great for reading, chilling and relishing the quiet. The hilltop is 180 degree surrounded by olive trees and vines with the owners residences on the other sides of the fences. We felt super safe in spite of our seclusion.

Each site has 30amp electrical and water (no dump station available). There also is a shared 50amp EV charger near site #1.

The full moon was beautiful and the last night was fantastic for star gazing (tons of stars, milky way, etc.) before the moon came up.

A lovely place to stay, we'll be back!

This campground really does deserve the label "resort". Very clean very well kept, full service campground. Grounds are beautiful with lots of grass and trees well paved and maintained. Heated pool and spa and clean modern laundry room.  Game room, library, and outdoor kids playground that has a mock pirate ship for the kids to climb through. Their WIFI works the best of dozens of CGs we've stayed at. Streaming works well most all the time, even with lots of RVs on site. The management is very accommodating and helpful and pleasant to deal with. These folks will even store and retrieve your RV for you if you wish to leave it here and come to the area periodically. We surveyed a number of campgrounds in this area before booking for an entire month. We found the vibe to be very relaxed and quiet. Everyone seemed to be happy, respectful and easy going. We feel this is well priced and one of the nicest RV campgrounds in the area.

Essentially deserted. Just us and one other camper. Very quiet from other campers, but can hear gentle highway 101 traffic in distance. Amazing farm machinery museum display. Restrooms are fine even have showers. No privacy between sites. Paved sites are on 35 foot spacing. Grass spots are a bit further apart. Might try something around site 80ish. If all sites were occupied this would be very crowded. Then again, it is a convenient stop between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Dirt road to get there but safe, clean place. Stunning view

Attempted to camp on 12/01/2024 and the road was closed. Beautiful views on the way, but unfortunately the gate was locked :(

When we rolled in to this property, we were almost certain we had the wrong place. The road going in was pretty sketchy right off the bat with a crumbling, concrete ‘bridge’ spanning an overflowing creek or drainage ditch. The water was running over the bridge but since we’d been driving through torrential downpours all day, we figured it was to be expected. When we pulled onto the actual property, there appeared to be several permanent tenants on property, their travel trailers and motorhomes surrounded with miscellaneous “stuff and things”. We were tired and decided that $30 to stay the night with electric hookups was worth it ($10 extra per person to swim in the hot spring). I should mention, the water provided at the site felt and smelled like it was straight out of the hot spring, so we didn’t hook that up to the RV. There was a lot of garbage and micro trash surrounding our site and I even stumbled across several large (some rusted) nails in the gravel in and around our site. Yikes! The swimming area was a bit run down but definitely serviceable. The bathrooms as a whole were pretty grimy, lots of junks built up in corners and flat surfaces, but the toilet and sink itself were clean. We ended up not using the pool in the morning as we were anxious to hit the road…

I should mention that we never once felt unsafe at all and the area was peaceful and quiet. The people we interacted with were very friendly and welcoming as well, so that was a plus. Even so, I don’t think we’ll be staying here again. I’m not sure if the pictures posted were taken well before the trash and stuff and things were scattered about, but what we saw when we arrived was a far cry from what the photos here and on their website represented. We were just really disappointed. But, not every place you stay is going to be stellar.

With a little cleaning, sprucing up and/or maybe some sort of privacy fence or barrier around the piles of stuff and things on the property, this could be an amazing spot.

What a find! Mostly level, mostly gravel and grass, mostly pull through sites. Water, and 30 amp and 12 V available. Not sure about 50 amp. Good cell service, bathrooms, showers and a dump station round out the on-site conveniences. Firings and picnic tables with a choice of well-shaded or solar-friendly sites. A nice walking path, circles the campground and is well used in the mornings and evenings by locals running or walking dogs and babies. The first half of the park has a rustic agriculture, museum, and lots of old farm equipment on display. There are also spaces to rent for parties and events with their own parking area separate from the campground. King City has grocery, gas, some restaurants and some shops just outside of the park.