Swing into this state park (parks.ca.gov/?page_id=570) nfor epic hiking trails looping through stately redwood groves and waterfalls. Traditionally, the most popular trail has been a 2-mile round trip to 60ft-high Pfeiffer Falls (usually flowing from December to May), but this was closed temporarily at the time of writing. Also popular is a 0.7-mile nature walk and the Buzzard's Roost trail, a 3-mile moderate loop following the Big Sur River to views of the Pacific.
Two small walk-in campsites sit up on a semi-shaded ocean bluff, with fire pits and vault toilets but no water. All campers must check in first at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, 11 miles north.
The park entrance is on the east side of the highway, about 1.5 miles north of Big Sur village. The rustic Big Sur Lodge near the turnoff was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
