About this permit
Pfeiffer Big Sur's Group Camp is posted as closed until further notice. What follows is what the park publishes about it, so a group can judge whether to wait for it to reopen.
Two group campsites are available from mid-June through mid-October by reservation. They are walk-in sites for larger groups with tents only, featuring a large camping area, fire ring, potable water, picnic tables, flush toilets and access to one small amphitheater seating 50 people. There are no showers, though campers may use the pay showers in the main campground. The minimum number of people is 9 and the maximum is 35, at $150 per night.
The access is the defining feature. There is no vehicle access to the group campsites. Campers park on the west side of Highway 1 and walk in about a quarter mile across the Big Sur River on a seasonal wooden footbridge. No trailers or motorhomes can be used at this site. Each reservation includes parking passes for 10 vehicles.
The route
Two group campsites are available from mid-June through mid-October by reservation. These walk-in sites are for larger groups with tents only, featuring a large camping area, fire ring, potable water, picnic tables, flush toilets, and access to one small amphitheater seating 50 people. There are no showers; campers may use the pay showers in the main campground.
There is no vehicle access to the group campsites. Campers park on the west side of Highway 1 and walk in to the campground, about a quarter mile, across the Big Sur River on a seasonal wooden footbridge. No trailers or motorhomes can be used at this site. Check in is at the Pfeiffer Big Sur entrance kiosk; both group camps are a quarter mile north of the park entrance, west of Highway 1 and southwest of the Big Sur River. Each reservation includes parking passes for 10 vehicles.
The minimum number of people is 9 and the maximum is 35. The fee is $150 per night. All weddings, receptions and welcome dinners at Group Camp must have a Special Event Permit.
Why it matters
Group Camp takes 9 to 35 people in a tents-only setting reached on foot across the river. The park has it posted as closed until further notice, so the thing to track is its reopening rather than its availability.
