Pinnacles Campground

About

Pinnacles Campground is the only overnight camping option in Pinnacles National Park, located on the park's east side amid rolling terrain dotted with mature valley oaks, blue oaks, and coast live oaks. A seasonal creek runs through the grounds, and California condors can often be spotted soaring overhead from the campground itself. The campground offers tent sites with individual fire rings and picnic tables, RV sites with 30-amp electric hookups and shared community tables and BBQ areas, group sites accommodating up to 20 people, and rustic tent cabins sleeping four. Facilities include flush toilets throughout (with composting toilets in some areas), hot coin-operated showers, potable water, a dump station for registered guests, and a well-stocked camp store. A swimming pool operates from mid-April through September. Pinnacles is renowned for its 30+ miles of hiking trails, two talus caves (Bear Gulch and Balconies), and exceptional rock climbing. The park protects remnants of a 23-million-year-old volcano and serves as critical habitat for the endangered California condor. Pets are welcome in the campground on a six-foot leash but are prohibited on park trails. Generators are not permitted at any site.

Directions

Pinnacles National Park is located 32 miles south of Hollister, CA on Highway 25 and 29 miles northeast of King City, CA on Highway 25. The campground is on the east side of the park off Highway 25 at 2400 Highway 146, Paicines, CA 95043. Note: There are no connecting roads between the east and west entrances of the park.