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Overview
About Pfeiffer Big Sur Group Camp
Why stop
- Each separate group site accommodates 9 to 35 people.
Heads up
- No vehicle access, RVs, or showers at the camps; gear comes in on foot.
Map
Where it is
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Before you go
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Pfeiffer Big Sur Tour Guide
Your drive to Pfeiffer Big Sur Group Camp, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this area
Big Sur Lodge and Redwood Deck0:00 / 0:30
“Up ahead is the Big Sur Lodge area, with Redwood Deck nearby for a close look at the trees without a strenuous hike. These coast redwoods are near the southern edge of their natural range.”
Plays on the road 0.2 mi from Pfeiffer Big Sur Group Camp in the Parkwolf Pfeiffer Big Sur Tour Guide.
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- 10 audio storiesacross Pfeiffer Big Sur’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor California Condor, Wild Turkey, Mule Deer, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 11 trails, 20 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”
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More about Pfeiffer Big Sur Group Camp
What it isPfeiffer Big Sur Group Camp is the park’s pair of walk-in tent group camps, A and B, west of…
Pfeiffer Big Sur Group Camp is the park’s pair of walk-in tent group camps, A and B, west of Highway 1 near the Big Sur River. Each is a separate site for 9 to 35 people, distinct from the main campground.
The walk inPark on the west side of Highway 1 and walk about a quarter mile to the camps.
Park on the west side of Highway 1 and walk about a quarter mile to the camps. The route crosses the Big Sur River on a seasonal wooden footbridge. There’s no vehicle access to the camps, and they’re tent-only, with no trailers or motorhomes.
What the camps haveEach site has a large camping area, a metal fire ring, potable water, picnic tables and flush…
Each site has a large camping area, a metal fire ring, potable water, picnic tables and flush toilets. Both have access to a small amphitheater with seating for 50. There are no showers at the group camps, though campers can use pay showers in the main campground. Fires belong in the provided rings; don’t gather firewood in the park.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Pfeiffer Big Sur
10 sightingsCalifornia CondorMost seen around 1 PMSighting map
55 sightingsWild TurkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
100 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
36 sightingsTurkey VultureMost seen around 1 PMSighting map
46 sightingsAcorn WoodpeckerMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
11 sightingsGray FoxMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Pfeiffer Big Sur. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
