Ponderosa Campground

Ponderosa
Location California, United States
Coordinates 35°59′51″N 121°22′53″W / 35.99752°N 121.38128°W / 35.99752; -121.38128Coordinates: 35°59′51″N 121°22′53″W / 35.99752°N 121.38128°W / 35.99752; -121.38128
Type Drive In
Land Los Padres National Forest
Campsites 23
Facilities Vault Toilets, Picnic Tables
Water Yes
Fee $20/site/night
Fires Yes
Operated by Parks Management Company

Ponderosa Campground is a United States Forest Service campground in the high country of Big Sur, on the central coast of California in the Los Padres National Forest. The campground has 23 sites set in a high valley adjacent to the Nacimiento River, with a canopy of Ponderosa Pine, Oak, Madrone, and California Sycamore trees. Each site includes a picnic table, fire ring, and pedestal grill. The campground is on the Nacimiento-Fergusson Road (a famous motorcycling road), approximately 13 miles east of State Route 1 and 20 miles west of the city of Lockwood.

Sites are limited to 6-8 persons. Per the National Forest Service, RVs are not advised.

See also


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/24/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.