Pinnacles Campground, Pinnacles National Monument, CA

Pinnacles Campground is part of Pinnacles National Monument in California (46 min southeast of Hollister, CA) with an elevation of 2,008 feet. There are a total of 134 campsites including 10 cabins. The campground is open all year. 109 sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 16 and 90 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. 34 sites have electric hookups. Fees range from $40.00 to $129.00. Some amenities include shower, drinking water, dump station, general store, swimming, restroom, amphitheater, pay telephone, gift shop, flush toilets. Activities include hiking trails, rock climbing.

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$40 - $129

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Campsite Reviews (1850)

4.3 out of 5

5 star		58%
4 star		22%
3 star		9%
2 star		5%
1 star		3%

@WalterB3285496 · Camped on Nov 12, 2024 at Campsite #97

Beautiful National park, unique landscape, and great hiking trails.

@JoeW8718686 · Camped on Nov 11, 2024 at Campsite #40

I LOVE this park. Beautiful terrain, lovely hikes ... and the condors! For that, I would give 5 stars. I docked one star, for a combination of the following; 1) I tried calling during business hours prior to my arrival with a question - no answer - so I followed with an email... I have yet to receive a response (It's been several weeks). 2) when I arrived, I learned that the showers are not working ... usually, when a service is not available, it's been noted in the camping web page. Also, it's common that the fee is reduced because the service is not available. In this case, neither applied. 3) it was clearly stated on the web page that a fire ban was in affect, and that included propane fire pits. My neighbor had a propane fire pit going each night and no one ever stopped by to inform them of the rules. The fire pit was out and clearly visible throughout the day. No note or anything. A possible indicator for a lack of oversight here associated with the camping being operated by a 3rd party. And 4), after taxes and fees, the total was nearly $150 for 3 nights. That's a little pricey for a site with no hook ups & a broken shower (Not to mention the $30 entrance fee). Given all of that, still a beautiful park and I'm sure I'll be back.

@DickT6B6B288BE · Camped on Nov 11, 2024 at Campsite #70

Before I delve into my concerns, I want to express my appreciation for the park's stunning beauty in the fall. The vibrant colors were a sight to behold and added to the overall enjoyment of my camping experience. Here's my rub: I reserve site # 71. Adjacent is site #72 (If you have ever camped there and are familiar with these two campsites, you'll understand). They are on top of each other, with no space between them, and they have a party of four. I felt like I was intruding on their campsite and vice versa. In my observation of that Loop, only three other reserved campsites exist. So I requested to move to campsite 67 or 68, and they informed me it would be $11 to transfer sides. Really!!! I'm 72 years old I've been camping for several years I never ran across that before. I can understand if it's in the busy season, but that midweek, I'll say in total, probably only 30 to 40% of Campground was occupied. What difference would it make?

@DanH6147433 · Camped on Nov 11, 2024 at Campsite #42

Stayed at site 42 which I can recommend. Very close to bathrooms, but not so close that there's high traffic. I visited in mid November. The weather was great - a nice balance of cold and moderate. Campground was very empty mid week. Pinnacles is a great park for hikers. Not much else to do if you don't like hike. Especially good for strenuous hiking.

@KariP7C3183F58 · Camped on Nov 8, 2024 at Campsite #109

More bathrooms are definitely needed along with showers for those camping

@VeronicaCDE9BC · Camped on Nov 8, 2024 at Campsite #121

The hikes here were very beautiful especially the Old Pinnacles hike to Balconies cave. However, there were a lot of raccoons by the site that were clearly not afraid of people. Next time I will get a regular site instead of a large group site because we were next to two school age groups that were playing baseball with pinecones near where our car was parked and the other group was really loud starting at 6am.

@MichaelC616917 · Camped on Nov 6, 2024 at Campsite #112

We love the campground. It was very quiet and scenic. We plan to return.

@ScottC8975217 · Camped on Nov 5, 2024 at Campsite #110

Campground and the Park are great. I was not happy that you can not use a propane fire ring. I understand wood, charcoal but a propane fire ring????? Come on, it's a bit of an over reach and way too restrictive. Please allow propane fire rings in the near (Like yesterday) future.

@KarlF5898991 · Camped on Nov 5, 2024 at Campsite #1

Park store was great, trails were amazing, but our campsite left something to be desired. Campsites 1, 2, and 3 are very close to where the RVs dump their sewage, with campsite 1 being the closest. Unfortunately we were in campsite 1, so our we smelled sewage the entire time we were at our campsite.I would highly recommend avoiding those three campsites if possible.

@RobertM1452522 · Camped on Nov 4, 2024 at Campsite #92

Most gravel sites were level and the electric was handy. The water on the other hand is unhandy. Seems as though they could make an effort to make water available at each site instead of randomly here and there. Most didn't even have hose bib.....bring your water bandit. Nice and quiet generally speaking in the late fall while we were there.

@LarryB8653126 · Camped on Nov 4, 2024 at Campsite #15

Very clean well kept

@JamesM9879118 · Camped on Nov 3, 2024 at Campsite #45

Watch out for the Ranger /Cop that gives out tickets for everything. He is fat!!!

@MarianneND60C9 · Camped on Nov 3, 2024 at Campsite #49

The place is amazing!

@NikiB1467298 · Camped on Nov 1, 2024 at Campsite #94

We were here for a beautiful long weekend. It rained a 1/4 and it dried quickly and did not puddle up in our site at all. Clean campground, great hot showers, glad we left scooters at home for the kids because everything is D.G. And gravel. Plenty of space behind us for the kids to play and big beautiful trees. No fires right now, but the sites were set up weird where the neighbors fire pit is behind your trailer and your fire pit is behind the neighbor in front of you? It would have been awkward because the pits were pretty close to the back of our trailers. Luckily we were friends with the people camping behind us or we would have been in each others areas with kids and such. No problem if you have good campers next to you. Our neighbors had like 5 or 6 dogs with them. They did bark but not a nuisance to speak of, our must have been tired because usual he would have barked back but he was a good boy. Note that it is a campground where its doesn't appear they have a limit on dogs as long as they are not left unattended or taken on the trail and could have been worse. As noted in other reviews they are very strict with the campsite borders they set up. Our friends were in what was supposed to be a pull through with more space but when we arrived they had blocked off one side with another site and they got spoken to about having to park their truck elsewhere, even though online it noted the site was longer AND a pull though so just be aware your site could be different that stated when you arrive. Also, Monday night after the weekend crowd- the raccoons were out in full force. It kept some of is awake late because they were making noise and fighting like cats, a pack of 20 raccoons. Dont forget to check to make sure your neighbors dont leave out baby wipes like ours. They ripped open our friends camel pak and ruined it like a bear would have. Overall it was a great site and lovely campground! We will be back.

@MichelleB91734 · Camped on Oct 30, 2024 at Campsite #115

I reserved site 116 because it had a lot of privacy but 100 kids had rented 117, 118, and 119. I felt it was violating campground rules as they had about eight cars and 100 people camping in those four camp sites. As soon as I set up my tent they proceeded to continuously walk back and forth through my campsite in order to walk to the bathroom in the group site area which was completely open. As night fell each of the 100 children had their own flashlight which they insisted on pointing in my direction even though I had my telescope out and I asked them not to walk in my campsite and not flash bright lights at me. Why were they allowed to camp there with so many people and so many cars? They should have been in the group site area. The ranger came back there but said nothing. They also had obnoxious Christmas lights strung up on their tents. They should have been kicked out of the campground for violating the rules. That obnoxious ranger Nierman did nothing even after he saw they had too many cars and too many people for four campsites. Outrageous. They ruined my evening.

@CarolH5284850 · Camped on Oct 29, 2024 at Campsite #103

Good access to water, rest rooms, and roomy lot.

@RebeccaF466555 · Camped on Oct 29, 2024 at Campsite #77

We were able to book an extra night last minute at our camping site. The staff was very helpful and friendly. All facilities were clean and well kept.

@GeneYD5DEFB269 · Camped on Oct 28, 2024 at Campsite #77

Visited Pinnacles in late October. Campground was not full and was able to reserve a campsite with good privacy. Water was nearby. There was a walk to the restrooms which were clean outhouses in my section of the campground

@NeilBBBF6D41A7 · Camped on Oct 28, 2024 at Campsite #78

Keep in mind that the campground may be under fire restrictions. Takes away much of the experience when you can't warm up with friends and family before turning in.

@KimB3858433 · Camped on Oct 27, 2024 at Campsite #24

Great stuff: Beautiful site, Roomy clean tent, Solar lights, Picnic table and Adirondack chairs. Bear box for food, Easy check in. Bathroom and showers could be closer, but not a problem. Hiked through the caves/reservoir. Hiked the high trail and saw two condors, Hiked to the benches and wiggled through the cave, tons of wildlife, Beautiful night sky

@DavidL8659169 · Camped on Oct 27, 2024 at Campsite #68

Our campsite #68 was ideal. Very private, large enough for two tents, and with a soothing, gurgling creek right behind us. There are two reasons why it didn't qualify as a 5-star stay: the campfire restrictions typical of late summer/fall made for very short evenings and frigid mornings given the cold overnight temperatures. And the bathrooms in the tent loop are Porto-potties, not the flush toilets available elsewhere in the campground. P.S. Make sure that literally all food is stored in the safety bin. One of us left an unopened Clif bar in a zippered backpack compartment which caused an overnight visit by a family of raccoons who were determined to have at it. Easier to shoo them off than a bear, but still a bit intense (and avoidable) in the moment.

@KarenG3722457 · Camped on Oct 25, 2024 at Campsite #67

Great hiking on well maintained trails, as well as some challenging sections on the High Peaks trail. Parking can be a challenge on weekends especially if you want to park at the Bear Gulch Nature Center. Bring your binoculars to see the Condors in the early morning, from the Condor viewpoint. Beautiful scenery and wonderful views of ancient volcanic activity.

@SusanB4210667 · Camped on Oct 23, 2024 at Campsite #11

Oh my gosh. A swimming pool? Epic hikes you can access from the campground? Milky Way? Raccoons? Turkeys? Deer? Quail? CONDORS? Had them all. Pretty quiet after 8:30 pm when the group camp full of school kids were told to pipe down. Loud until then.

@LindaH1671742 · Camped on Oct 23, 2024 at Campsite #108

My husband and I both use CPAP machines for sleep apnea, so having a cabin with electrical outlets was essential for accessing this park. Thank you! It was also nice that there was a queen bed, clean floors, and clean bathrooms and showers. The folks at the market were friendly. Always a plus! And since there are chargers at the store, next time well drive our EV.

@KevinK9789719 · Camped on Oct 23, 2024 at Campsite #114

Needs more bathrooms so people at the back of the campground dont have to walk so far. Other than that its a beautiful campground with large campsites. I had a great time and cant wait to visit again!!

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