camping near Pt.Lobos?

[dsafanda]

I'm going to head down from Marin to dive Pt.Lobos on Oct.9. I'm thinking of camping instead of a hotel this trip. The Pt. Lobos site lists these campgrounds as being nearby. Does anyone have any thoughts on these or other good options? I'm just going to throw down a tent. I can deal with being surrounded by RVs if I have to but I'd rather not.


9. VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK
40 primitive campsites. RVs to 21 feet. No hook-ups. Take Highway 68 West to Skyline Forest Drive, turn right, turn left at stop sign. Drive to the bottom of the hill.

10. SADDLE MOUNTAIN
Privately owned. Tent and trailer sites, hook-ups, and showers. Take Carmel Valley Road four miles to Shulte Road, turn right. Follow to the end of the road. (Closed during the winter).

11. CARMEL-BY-THE-RIVER RV PARK
Privately owned. Hook-ups and showers. Next to Saddle Mountain.

 

[zf2nt]

The only one with which I've had any experience was Veteran's Memorial Park. I took an open water class up there last summer after their final open water dive so we could have a little party. Naturally, the rangers chased us away before we even had the charcoal going. The sites were fairly small and close together, but the setting was really quite nice. You would probably want to make reservations in advance, since I think this one fills up quickly. There were indeed lots of RVs, but I think I saw a few tents as well.

Bruce

 

[coreypenrose]

Heh, I went tent camping on Saddle Mountain once.

Once.

 

[dsafanda]

Thanks guys. I'm not exactly encouraged about the camping options. We'll see.

 

[Rick Inman]

We stayed in Big Sur - a 30min drive, but well worth it!

 

[coreypenrose]

You can stay here

http://www.orbitz.com/App/ViewHotelDetails?z=gr7w&r=75&lastPage=interstitial

for 48 dollars on Oct 9th. It's the off-season in Monterey and the hotels are quite reasonable. Unless you want to camp, I'd much rather stay somwhere with walls.

 

[D_O_H]

I second whoever suggested camping in Big Sur. If you decide to go that way, let me know, and I'll figure out where we've camped down there before.

 

[Kayak Diver]

I've stayed at Saddle Mountain during two seperate diving trips. It's OK. Not the best campground in the universe, but it's way close to Point Lobos and grocery stores. Ya, there are RV's, there but they're at the bottom of the hill so there's no trouble with generator noise, etc. There's hot showers and the bathrooms are cleaned...most of the time. There's a little traffic noise from Carmel Valley Road, but it's not too bad. Would like to check out another campground the next time I head up.

 

[JustinW]

you can sleep in your vehicle free in the breakwater parking lot, as long as the idiots aren't running their generators all night long it works fine for the price you pay.....free.

 

[Kayak Diver]

you can sleep in your vehicle free in the breakwater parking lot, as long as the idiots aren't running their generators all night long it works fine for the price you pay.....free.

But what about all those parking meters? Do you have to keep feeding them at night?