Needle Rock Camp in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Needle Rock Camp in CA
CA State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Primitive tent-only camp on coastal bluffs at northern hub of Sinkyone Wilderness State Park's Lost Coast Trail. Walk-in from small parking area with pit toilets and 1920s volunteer-staffed visitor center. No potable water; must purify creek water or bring supply. Steep unpaved access road final miles. Ocean-view setting with Roosevelt elk on coastal prairie, staging point for multi-day backpacking along 22-mile Lost Coast Trail southward.
Grounded in parks.ca.gov · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad. Flat ground is scarce -- under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
The coast lies 0.1 mi off. Chamisal Mountain stands 2,378 ft above the site, 5.3 miles northwest. The nearest town, Garberville, is 14 mi off.
September normals 59–84°F, 0.8″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.