Reviews

For Pinnacles National Park: We have been to this park several times in recent years and always enjoyed it, and still do. However, the NPS has leased out the campground to a private vendor. The fee for campsites DO NOT reflect fees collected in other National Parks. Although they still honor the Annual Senior Pass, the fee for 2 nights was over $53.00. This fee only covered electricity. The dump station is regulated by the same hours as the office staff. Therefore if you need to dump make sure it coincides with office hours (9:30-5:00) or you are out of luck. It is paddlocked. Oh, you need to inform office staff of the number of gallons you plan to dump. Just a heads up! We will NOT be returning.

Posted Jan 13, 2022 by Charell Holcomb from WA. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Pinnacles National Park: Some of the previous comments are valid if you’re comparing this campground to, say, those in Yellowstone National Park. However, if you are prepared to dry camp, there’s really nothing wrong with this place. We had no issues with the 30 amp electric hookup and our site was level. The sites are pretty spread out in the RV area. Yes, it’s a gravel area and not very well landscaped, but if you spend your day in the park hiking and exploring (which you should) rather than sitting around the campground looking at the gravel, you’ll barely notice. Our rig is self-contained and we did not need water or a dump station at this point in our trip, so we can’t speak to the dump or fresh water facilities. Star gazing was good. We would definitely stay here again.

Posted Oct 08, 2021 by Brandon from PA. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Pinnacles National Park: This place should not be a National Park. There is fine hiking to be had, but it is otherwise a blemish on the Park Service. RV sites are often way off level. The dump is just a holding tank and so it accepts black water only. The electric is 30 amps and blows pretty easily. Water is not available for hookup at the RV sites, but there are spigots about. Finally, you never know when the camp store and/or pool will be closed in the middle of the day without explanation.

Posted Jun 18, 2021 by Gigabit from NC Florida. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Pinnacles National Park: Agree with the comments about wildlife (deer, birds, turkeys, squirrels, etc.). We booked ahead for a site and took the comments from reviews here and on other websites and booked in the tent area in a space we thoroughly reviewed in websites with camp site photos, satellite views, etc. We would fit our 35 foot fifth wheel with room to spare and it looked somewhat level. There are lovely and huge Valley Oak trees and other trees all around. These trees can be sneaky, with branches and leaves blocking out solar access (remember no generators allowed, tent sites are dry camping). We fit fine in the site (note they are tent sites so not that level), but our solar was compromised, we made due by managing our energy use, after all we are in a National Park. We loved seeing the deer right in our site, and a few large flocks of turkeys, and lots of other birds. We hiked the High Pinnacles trail and the Condor Gulch Trail, a challenging hike for those with height issues. The hiking is really nice, but it is crowded out there, as folks come from all over looking for condors (we weren’t lucky enough to see any). Here is why 3 stars, no generators allowed (good), but trees did really block our solar access, tree branches are low, as it is a tent area. The bigger problem for us is that the RV area really is ugly and not a National Park camping experience, and we really got lots of questions from the hosts about parking our “big rig” in the tent area. I DO NOT RECOMMEND if you have a taller or longer than 30 foot rig to go in the tent area. The tent sites are not level, trees cannot be altered (nor should they be), and well they have an area for RVs. But, they don’t regulate this either.Tthe hosts comments to us, and to our friends, made us feel unwelcome here.

Posted Nov 14, 2019 by Laura from Full Time RVer. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Pinnacles National Park: I think there is some great hiking here but the campsite is a bit sad. No privacy in the RV spots, just a gravel area. Tent sites are better. Bathrooms and showers very old. Too many reserved sites where people did not bother to show up. Kind of unfair for those who are there.

Posted Nov 02, 2019 by Britgal from Washington. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Pinnacles National Park: Isolated park from everything but nature. Can get firewood and a few supplies at visitor center open too 5pm. Stayed in electric site area and it is nice and level on gravel. Water spigots nearby sites. If you can I'd stay in the dry camp sites next time as they have more separation and trees. Was there in Feb and it got to 18 degrees and park water system froze up til noon. Showers are basic, pay, ok and located away from any campsites. Shuttle bus runs from campground to trail heads on park.

Posted Mar 20, 2018 by Maddog from Colorado. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.

For Pinnacles National Park: Great campground. $15 park entry plus $23 for dry camp.Condors, turkeys, rabbits ,deer, ground squirrels and numerous small birds abound. Worth driving to Bear gulch for views.

Posted Feb 04, 2017 by Rory from Olympia. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.