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The Pinnacles Campground is located on the east side of the park. To make reservations, visit www.recreation.gov. Pinnacles Campground hosts 134 campsites, all which include a fire ring and a picnic table. Other amenities include: flushable toilets, hot showers, a pool, WiFi, and a well-stocked camp store.
Tent Campsites: Pitch your tent, shaded under mature oak trees and enjoy a few days in the serenity of Pinnacles National Park.
RV Sites: Park your RV with 30 amp electrical hookups and easy access to water.
Glamping: Roll up, skip the set up and enjoy one of our modern yet rustic tent cabins.
Group Camping Sites: Perfect for a group of friends, Scout troops and school groups with up to 20 people per site with multiple adjacent sites available.
Pinnacles National Park is located at 2400 Highway 146, Paicines, CA, 95043. This is in between Hollister and King City off of Highway 25 in the Salinas Valley. The National Park is accessible from the east and west; however there is no road between the two sides making the campground only accessible from the east entrance.
My husband and I enjoyed three nights in pinnacles national Park and Campground. The wild life was unbelievable, so much it was like we were in a zoo. The campground was very nice with clean restrooms nearby, the shores are by the camp store, the picnic area on the way to the hike was beautiful with a running river right next to all the picnic tables.The hike to the reservoir was breathtaking yet a bit slow for my 63 year old body. Taking it slow was perfect because we enjoyed all the views as well as the peaks and valleys along the way. The prize came at the end, after passing numerous waterfalls and climbing stair at the final ascent the scenery turned into the most serene body of water that was surrounded by rocks and pinnacles. Bonus: California got hit with a lot of rain this past year so everything was green 🌲
Great Place with awesome views. Loved the Moss Spring Trail with the caves to the Bear Gulch Reservoir. Do recommend downloading the Trail map before hike since the path splits alot.
Excellent park! I did the Balconies Cliff Trail loop on the west end of the park. Great scenery along the way, including a cave. Hugh pinnacles or spires coming out of the ground. Look for the condors on this trail. They are way up in the sky above these spires and you may even hear them vocalize their sounds. Enjoy!
This is a great National Park. I went here and was satisfied with my experience. This NP protects a mountainous region with a large cluster of rock pinnacles jutting out of the ground, which kind of look like the stones at Stonehenge. There are also two caves here you can hike through. This NP is pretty small and doesn’t have enough parking because it only became a NP a couple years ago. Before this it was a National Monument and it wasn’t nearly as crowded. I came here on Thanksgiving morning and when I left the park around 11 it was already full, so people had to take a shuttle into the park. When I came here in February it also got very busy later in the day. While here I hiked the Bear Cave, condor, and a portion of the High Peaks trail on the east side of the park along with the Balconies Cave trail on the west side of the park. Bear Cave trail is an easy trail that goes through some scenic hills and into a bat cave. The cave pas a small pond inside and there are some parts where you need to use a flashlight. It also has a couple staircases. After the cave it leads to a small, scenic reservoir. The High Peaks trail goes into the heart of park, where the majority of the pinnacles are located. The Condor trail goes up the side of a valley past some more pinnacles, and it’s quite scenic. The Balconies Cave trail goes through Balconies Cave, which has more dark sections than Bear Cave. It also has ladders inside instead of staircases. I gave this national park five stars because it has some great trails. Even though the park is small it still punches above its weight.
Gorgeous place to view the California condors. The hike gets quite interesting with the steep trail design, but it's very well constructed. If you're a photographer, you may want to bring atleast a 500mm. Don't forget to check out the neat gulches at the bottom.
