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Pinnacles

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Rock pinnacles above a wooded ridge in Pinnacles National Park

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Central Coast

Oak-dotted hills and a seasonal creek on the east side of Pinnacles, with trails toward caves and volcanic rock formations.

  • Oak woodland
  • Volcanic landscape
  • Hiking
  • Rock climbing

4.25 / 5

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Pets may stay in camp but cannot join park trail hikes.

Details & sources

Highlights

  • Bench Trail connects the campground to park trails
  • Store, showers and flush toilets on site

Oak woodland · Volcanic landscape · Hiking · Rock climbing · Birdwatching · Wildflowers

Recreation.gov campground rating · Checked Oct 14, 2026. Ratings describe the campground, not individual sites.

Photos may show different seasons or surrounding scenery. Descriptions come from the official guides below; current closures and facilities can change.

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When to go & what to expect

Pinnacles park-wide climate. Seasonal guidance is general; it does not confirm campground opening dates.

  • Spring & fall: a weather advantage

    NPS identifies these as the most pleasant seasons for hiking and visiting.

  • Summer & winter: pack for extremes

    Summer days can exceed 100°F; winter nights can fall below freezing. Check the current forecast.

Sources checked 2026-10-14: NPS seasonal guidance.

Official setting & visitor guideGuide checked 2026-10-14

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Campground mapDefault priorities scores use the same circular pins, with pale to strong color halos and numeric labels. Pins show site numbers when there is room. Small badges 1, 2 and 3 match the list ranking for these filters. Choose dates to check openings Bold rings mark the selected site; a separate dashed outer ring marks keyboard focus. Slashed circles do not fit the default tent setup. WC marks restrooms. Use plus and minus to zoom, arrow keys to move, or choose Move map to drag and pinch on a touchscreen.Site 11, loop A, default match score 73 out of 100, Good matchSite 67, loop C, default match score 73 out of 100, Good matchSite 40, loop B, default match score 72 out of 100, Good matchSite 7, loop A, default match score 72 out of 100, Good matchSite 8, loop A, default match score 72 out of 100, Good matchSite 66, loop C, default match score 69 out of 100, Good matchSite 9, loop A, default match score 69 out of 100, Good matchSite 79, loop C, default match score 68 out of 100, Good matchSite 10, loop A, default match score 67 out of 100, Good matchSite 14, loop A, default match score 67 out of 100, Good matchSite 19, loop A, default match score 66 out of 100, Good matchSite 57, loop C, default match score 66 out of 100, Good matchSite 21, loop A, default match score 65 out of 100, Good matchSite 32, loop B, default match score 65 out of 100, Good matchSite 16, loop A, default match score 64 out of 100, Good matchSite 39, loop B, default match score 64 out of 100, Good matchSite 46, loop B, default match score 64 out of 100, Good matchSite 6, loop A, default match score 64 out of 100, Good matchSite 1, loop A, default match score 63 out of 100, Good matchSite 41, loop B, default match score 63 out of 100, Good matchSite 56, loop C, default match score 63 out of 100, Good matchSite 73, loop C, default match score 63 out of 100, Good matchSite 77, loop C, default match score 63 out of 100, Good matchSite 128, loop G, default match score 62 out of 100, Good matchSite 42, loop B, default match score 62 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 45, loop B, default match score 62 out of 100, Good matchSite 78, loop C, default match score 62 out of 100, Good matchSite 33, loop B, default match score 61 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 35, loop B, default match score 61 out of 100, Good matchSite 38, loop B, default match score 61 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 122, loop G, default match score 60 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 3 of 5 preferencesSite 37, loop B, default match score 60 out of 100, Good matchSite 43, loop B, default match score 60 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 76, loop C, default match score 60 out of 100, Good match, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 124, loop G, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 125, loop G, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 36, loop B, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 50, loop C, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 75, loop C, default match score 59 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 12, loop A, default match score 58 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 29, loop B, default match score 58 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 30, loop B, default match score 58 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 119, loop G, default match score 57 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 123, loop G, default match score 57 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 31, loop B, default match score 57 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 49, loop C, default match score 57 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 55, loop C, default match score 57 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 121, loop G, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 129, loop G, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 63, loop C, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 74, loop C, default match score 56 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 17, loop A, default match score 55 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 64, loop C, default match score 55 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 118, loop G, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 127, loop G, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 18, loop A, default match score 54 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 117, loop G, default match score 53 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 44, loop B, default match score 53 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 53, loop C, default match score 53 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 65, loop C, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 71, loop C, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 13, loop A, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 22, loop B, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 3, loop A, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 72, loop C, default match score 51 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 51, loop C, default match score 50 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 54, loop C, default match score 50 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 116, loop D, default match score 49 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 120, loop G, default match score 49 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 130, loop G, default match score 49 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 4, loop A, default match score 49 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 61, loop C, default match score 49 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 58, loop C, default match score 48 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 62, loop C, default match score 48 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 34, loop B, default match score 47 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 70, loop C, default match score 47 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 134, loop G, default match score 46 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 52, loop C, default match score 45 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 69, loop C, default match score 45 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 60, loop C, default match score 44 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 115, loop D, default match score 43 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 59, loop C, default match score 43 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 2, loop A, default match score 42 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 109, loop D, default match score 41 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 47, loop B, default match score 41 out of 100, Some trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 5, loop A, default match score 41 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 87, loop D, default match score 40 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 89, loop D, default match score 40 out of 100, Some trade-offsSite 131, loop G, default match score 39 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 82, loop D, default match score 39 out of 100, More trade-offsSite 112, loop D, default match score 38 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 126, loop G, default match score 38 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 48, loop B, default match score 38 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 110, loop D, default match score 37 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 92, loop D, default match score 37 out of 100, More trade-offsSite 111, loop D, default match score 36 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 86, loop D, default match score 36 out of 100, More trade-offsSite 132, loop G, default match score 35 out of 100, More trade-offsSite 103, loop D, default match score 34 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 105, loop D, default match score 33 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 91, loop D, default match score 33 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 93, loop D, default match score 33 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 104, loop D, default match score 32 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 95, loop D, default match score 31 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 133, loop G, default match score 30 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 88, loop D, default match score 30 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 90, loop D, default match score 30 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 100, loop D, default match score 29 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 101, loop D, default match score 29 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 85, loop D, default match score 29 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 94, loop D, default match score 29 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 97, loop D, default match score 29 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 98, loop D, default match score 29 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 102, loop D, default match score 28 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 113, loop D, default match score 28 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 83, loop D, default match score 27 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 96, loop D, default match score 27 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 84, loop D, default match score 26 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 99, loop D, default match score 26 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 114, loop D, default match score 24 out of 100, More trade-offs, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 27 TENT CABIN, loop B, default match score 52 out of 100, Some trade-offs, does not fit the default tent setupSite 28 TENT CABIN, loop B, default match score 50 out of 100, Some trade-offs, does not fit the default tent setupSite 25 TENT CABIN, loop B, default match score 48 out of 100, Some trade-offs, does not fit the default tent setupSite 24 TENT CABIN, loop B, default match score 47 out of 100, Some trade-offs, does not fit the default tent setupSite 26 TENT CABIN, loop B, default match score 45 out of 100, Some trade-offs, does not fit the default tent setupSite 80 TENT CABIN, loop D, default match score 45 out of 100, Some trade-offs, does not fit the default tent setupSite 81 TENT CABIN, loop D, default match score 43 out of 100, Some trade-offs, does not fit the default tent setupSite 107 TENT CABIN, loop D, default match score 41 out of 100, Some trade-offs, does not fit the default tent setup, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 108 TENT CABIN, loop D, default match score 38 out of 100, More trade-offs, does not fit the default tent setup, evidence for 4 of 5 preferencesSite 23 TENT CABIN, loop B, default match score 37 out of 100, More trade-offs, does not fit the default tent setupSite 106, loop D, default match score 30 out of 100, More trade-offs, does not fit the default tent setup, evidence for 3 of 5 preferencesSite 15, loop A, 15 1, default match score 81 out of 100, Strong match, rank 1 in the list Site 20, loop A, 20 2, default match score 79 out of 100, Good match, rank 2 in the list Site 68, loop C, 68 3, default match score 76 out of 100, Good match, rank 3 in the list 1.0×
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