Labor day weekend trip to Kirk Creek Campground which is situated about 25miles south of Big Sur, Ca on Highway 1.
We left late at about 9:30pm from Santa Cruz and arrived at the campsite a little shy of midnight. You can reserve a campsite or take a chance and hope to get a site on one of the first come first spots. I'm a freak and I reserved a site 6 months prior. There is nothing wrong with early planning right?
Essentially every campsite has an ocean view which is amazing. We were at camp site 33. There are 2 bathrooms, no showers, no drinking water on the campground. However, there are 2 water stations available for use. Each camp site is provided with a picnic table, fire pit and a grill. You can have total of 8 people and 2 cars on each site. There is free parking available right outside of the campground on HWY 1 if additional parking is needed.
This is a view from the inside of our tent. We woke up to a beautiful day. Everything was wet from the moisture so make sure you bring an extra towel to wipe things down.
The boys left to go surf and it was time for my friend Ida and I to sip on mimosas for catch-up time. Ida came up from Long Beach which was about 5 hour drive for her. After finishing few bottles of champagne, we were ready for a hike. The boys came back just in time for a hike so off we go...
We went up Nacimiento Fergusson road just out side of the campground to find a trail I once went about 4 years ago but failed to find it. And it's only because we didn't go far enough.
View from the above during our mission to find a hiking trail...
Instead, we walked down to a near by beach and found this...
After a quick nap, Ida and I left for a hike before the sunset.
We only went up a mile and came back since I was scared of little creatures on the trail. This trail is 100% expose to the sun so I recommend a lot of sunscreen/hat if you go during the day. The sunset was stunning.
The next day was not as pretty but wasn't as hot either. The fog stayed around all day.
Ida and I decided once again to find the trail while the boys went surfing and we FOUND it!
It's about a mile hike from the camp ground and is 100% exposed on the Nacimiento Fergusson road. However, once you are one the trail, you are not as exposed to the sun. There are few places where you can park your car near by the entrance as well.
The hike itself is mellow. We had to turn around couple of times because of fallen trees and such. But we still managed to explore a bit.
After our 5mile hike, Ida and I came back to the camps site and decided to get ready for the night early. I tried to cut one of the logs I found in Santa Cruz but failed miserably. I blame it on the ax.
I probably had the healthiest camp meal ever thanks to Chris and Ida.
After our healthy dinner, we put 2 'failed' logs into the fire pit with some lighter fluid and called it a night.
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