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Limekiln State Park Campground Limekiln State Park 63025 Hwy 1 • Big Sur, CA 93920 • (831) 649-2836 www.campone.com • (805) 434-1996 The park features breathtaking views of the rugged Big Sur coast, hiking trails, beach access, rivers, waterfall, the beauty of the redwoods, and the cultural history of the limekilns. The park has 29 developed campsites, some in the trees along Limekiln Creek and some near the beach. Each site has a picnic table, a fire ring and a space for parking. PARK FEES are due and payable upon entry into the campsite, regardless of the time of day or night. park. The campsite fee covers one vehicle. There are Generators may only be operated between the additional fees for extra vehicles. hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. OCCUPANCY: Each campsite may have up to eight FIRES AND FIREWOOD: Fires are allowed only persons (including children). in established fire rings or camp stoves, and VEHICLE PARKING: Vehicles may only be parked must be attended at all times. Do not gather in your assigned campsite. They must remain on the firewood in the park––the nutrients must be pavement and must not extend into the roadway allowed to recycle back into the ecosystem. You beyond the campsite number or limit line. Two may purchase firewood from the camp hosts. vehicles maximum are allowed per campsite. DOGS must be kept on a leash no longer than six RVS/TRAILERS: The RV length limit is 24 feet, and feet and under control at all times. They must be the trailer length limit is 15 feet. RVs and trailers confined to a vehicle or tent at night. Dogs are are not allowed in the redwood camping area. The not allowed on trails. campsites are small, so vehicle size and occupancy BICYCLES are allowed only on roadways. limits are rigorously enforced. Bicycles are not allowed on the trails. SPEED LIMIT: The maximum speed limit is DAY USE/HIKING: Day use hours are 8 a.m. to 15 mph. When pedestrians, bicyclists and children sunset. Visitors can access the beach; however, are present, even 15 mph might be too fast. Use caution must be exercised as the surf is cold good judgment. with large unpredictable waves! No lifeguard is CHECK-OUT TIME is noon. Please vacate your site on duty. by that time. Check-in is 2 p.m. Three hiking trails follow Limekiln Creek’s three tributaries through the redwood forest. RE-REGISTRATION: Campers without reservations All trails in natural areas must be traversed with who wish to re-register for another night must contact caution and may require stream crossings (such the entrance station before 9 a.m. on the morning as Falls Trail) and terrain difficulties! The Hare they are due out. Site availability is not assured. Creek Trail follows its namesake Hare Canyon QUIET HOURS are from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. To ensure to a grove of some of the largest and oldest an enjoyable experience for everyone, please do not redwood trees in Monterey County. The Kilns disturb other campers, regardless of the time of day Trail follows the West Fork of Limekiln Creek or night. to the four historic limekilns. Please remain on NOISE: Radios and other sound-producing devices the trails, as the canyon walls are steep and must not be audible beyond your immediate unstable, and poison oak is abundant. Discover the many states of California.TM CAMPING RESERVATIONS: You may make camping reservations by calling (800) 444-7275 (TTY 800-274-7275). To make online reservations, visit our website at www.parks.ca.gov. ALTERNATE FORMAT: This publication is available in alternate formats by contacting (800) 777-0369, 711, TTY relay service. LEGEND Limekiln k e One-Car Site Camp Host Residence e r C State Park Two-Car Site Gate Restroom n l i k RV Site Limekilns Showers l e - i a e r m i v T Bridge Parking Trail r l L u a t C Your Site # __________ s Building Picnic Tables Waterfall s a n o San Francisco i rail k C T t n i . l i a Map not to scale. P K C ekiln Creek F Lim a l ls T r Upper Creek a i l area 1 19 20 closed 17 18 21 AY 16 22 28 29 27 23 HIGHW k 15 e 26 Beach Ocean re 14 Redwood 25 C 24 1 3 r Sites e 13 Day Sites w Use 2 o 4 L H a 1 to r Entrance San Francisco 5 e Monterey C beach 12 Kiosk yMontere re PSH e 5 access 11 101 k Point Lobos Carmel Pinnacles T 10 S H 6 7 a r 89 RSN NM n a a Maintenance Garrapata SP Be r il ni e Andrew Molera to R Complex G16 C SP Los Padres r Pfeiffer Big King City e NF e Sur SP Crk (Gate locked ig k area Julia Pfeiffer B 198 1 at night) G14 Lucia closed Burns SP San A Pacific Ocean n Fort t AY N o Hunter ac n 101 ea i io Liggett m i ad en R o Limekiln SP to R G18 f Ar Entrance R HIGHW Gorda Clif Pacific nHearst Sa Paso Hare Ocean MSimeon SH Robles Los Angeles Los Creek Hearst San Simeon SP Cambria For Emergencies 0 10 20 Mi 46 to Morro Bay, 1 0 10 20 30 Km Los Angeles Dial 9-1-1. © 2013 California State Parks .
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