They do have really hot showers!Ī magnificent 'castle' (it's more of a super luxury mansion and estate) nestled atop a mountain, approached by tour buses from the Visitor Center at San Simeon beside the Pacific coast. Things to note, very few sites have electric or water hook ups, so be prepared with your own power, make sure to secure your food at night, there are plenty of raccoons and other small animals all too happy to raid things while you are sleeping. I'm including some pictures from the camp site. We were there for five days and I'm ready to go back. I would highly recommend spending a few nights. There are sites to see to the North, South and directly out of the camp itself, though it was closed for trail repairs when we were there. And if you have to have a boat that can get you there I think they have space for people who sail to the campground. Anything later than 20' and your camping space options will be pretty limited. We stayed in our tent trailer which is about 16' when towing. If you have a big camper this may not be the best place for you. While camping here the in the summer is likely challenging as finding any available space without book 6 months in advance is nearly impossible, winter camping is much easier and there were open empty sites around us each night. I've been lulled to sleep by both before, but never at the same time. It's one of the most unique places I've ever camped because there's both a steam running behind the space and the ocean waves only a small distance away. We stayed in the ocean sites at space 10 under the shade of some beautiful old California live oak trees (which were great for hanging hammocks). There are two main types of camp, ocean and woods. Situated between the redwoods of the central coast and the ocean, it is an amazingly beautiful camp site. A point where a sweet water loses its identity and meets into Ocean and becomes like it. You can observe The waves swallowing all the water falling from the waterfall. The view you get is astonishingly beautiful and you would love to stay there for longer time just to get more glance of the natural beauty. You might try to get the photos from the farthest view point. You can trek to the view point which is easy and may take hardly 10 minutes. But if you are driving from LA then it adds to the advantage as when you drive from the North you get better views of the Pacific coast As the Route 1 was closed we had to come to this place from north which adds up 3 hrs drive one side. The center has public restrooms, entree is free. There are limited parking spaces near the visitor center, parking inside charges around $10, the inside parking was full and we were asked by staff to park at parking areas away from the entrance. In a way its good, this view is more beautiful without humans □ I had seen many people posting photos and videos captured from the tunnel under the waterfall but looks like the path has been closed for the trekking. The water is very cold, and the waves can get rough, so be prepared if you plan to swim.Īs far as I know this the only waterfall in the world which is found at the beach. ![]() It’s the only place in the world that I have seen sand this color, and it brings a lot of visitors down here to explore. You will notice in places that the sand appears a dark purple color just below the surface or in areas where the waves have washed away the surface sand. The beach is expansive and has plenty of room and soft sand. The beach is only a 5 minute walk from the parking area. Parking is fairly plentiful, but they will close access to the beach when the parking is full, so try to arrive early on weekends or holidays. They don’t accept ANY park passes for this beach. If you have a large vehicle, or a car with low ground clearance, the drive will be much more difficult. An amazingly beautiful beach that is really huge and has a characteristic purple sand that I have never seen anywhere else in the world!īeware that the road down to the beach (Sycamore Canyon Road) is very narrow, windy, and very rough! In many places it is only one lane and you will find yourself searching for pullouts to avoid oncoming traffic.
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