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San Simeon Creek Campgrounds
The San Simeon Creek Campgrounds offers 115 campsites
for tent camping or recreational vehicles. The maximum length
for an RV is 35 feet. Facilities at San Simeon Creek Campground
include a fire ring and picnic table at each campsite. There
are no hook-ups but water spigots are available throughout
the campground. Restrooms with flush toilets and coin operated
showers, a dump station and water fill-up for RV's, and pay
phones are also provided for campers convenience. Firewood
is also available for sale from the campground host.
Recreational activities include camping, picnicking, hiking,
fishing, surfing, beachcombing, bird watching and whale watching.
The Junior Ranger
Program is a regularly scheduled
interpretive program for children. Interpretive walks
of the San Simeon Trail may also be available. Information
regarding the locations and scheduled time of interpretive
programs is available by calling San Simeon State Park at
(805) 927-2035.
Washburn Campground
The Washburn primitive campground is also accessed
through the San Simeon Creek Campground entrance station.
This campground is approximately 1 mile inland from the beach
on a plateau overlooking the Santa Lucia mountains as well
as the Pacific Ocean. Facilities here include a fire ring
and picnic table at each campsite, water spigots, chemical
flush toilets and use of the dump station and water fill-up.
Washburn campground is subject to reservation from March 15
to September 30.
Location and Reservation
Information
San Simeon State Park is located 35 miles north of San Luis
Obispo on Highway 1, and 5 miles south of the Hearst San Simeon
State Historical Monument Visitor Center. The community of
Cambria is located 2 miles to the South and offers gas stations
and grocery stores. Campground Reservations can be made from
March 15 to September 30 by calling 1-800-444-PARK. The rest
of the year the campground is open on a first come, first
served basis.
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