Big Sur Station — Attraction in Monterey

This place is beautiful. I recently returned from 2 day backpacking trip towards Sykes Hot Springs. The Big Sur Station is a good point for you to park and get any additional information you may need from the information lodge. There is a decent sized lot for you to park overnight if you are looking to backpack into the Ventana Wilderness or free parking if you merely wish to enjoy a light hike through the woods. For those looking for camping there are plenty of grounds prior to Sykes and at Sykes. You can camp and nice lush flat grounds further inland or camp next to flowing creeks. For those looking to head towards Sykes it is roughly 20 miles round trip and depending on your pace can be anywhere from 4+ hours of hiking. It is fairly arduous as you make your way up and down hill that will test your endurance if you are looking to go without breaks. Bring plenty of water and ensure you at the very least have water filters, water sanitizing tablets, or a means to boil water if you are to drink any water from the creeks. If you are a wilderness lover you will absolutely...

An amazing place. We didn't know you could camp there - there are designated camping spots. At the entrance there are plaques that tell you the dangers (poison ivy, rattlesnakes etc...) with diagrams. The trails are marked - though the trail for the waterfalls is a little confusing. For the waterfall, you have to walk over what looks like fallen logs to cross over to continue the trail - we did not do that. But, we did follow the trail all the way to the limekiln and that was beautiful. There is a wonderful stream throughout the woods that you can follow as well. There are benches to sit on at various...

This is a great place to start your Big Sur adventure! The Rangers are super helpful and they always have a smile on their face! This is the place to start planning all of your stops and find out what is open and what is not open. This is also a great place to use the bathroom it’s very clean. You can also get all of your parking passes or camping permits. You should also make a stop on the way out so you can pick up...