China Camp Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping

China Camp is set under a dense canopy of pine and oak trees in the Santa Lucia Mountains. The facility provides 10 spacious campsites suited for tent and car camping, though RVs over 20 feet are not recommended. Five sites remain open year-round, while the remaining five open seasonally for summer. Amenities include designated fire rings and two vault toilets near the entrance bulletin board; potable water and dump stations are not available. The Pine Ridge trailhead begins inside the campground, offering a 23-mile route through the surrounding forested hillsides.

Getting there: Latitude: 36.29554 Longitude: -121.567507 The road eventually turns into dirt, please drive slow and carefully. From Highway 101 North, take exit for Arroyo Seco Rd before the city of Greenfield. Continue down the road for 16.2 miles to the junction of Arroyo Seco Road and Carmel Valley Road then follow to the right. Take Carmel Valley Road 17.2 miles to the junction with Tassajara Road and turn left. Continue for 11 miles until you see the entrance to China Camp on the right-hand side. From Highway 101 South, take exit for Arroyo Seco road then make your first, immediate left onto Elm Ave. Continue down Elm Ave for 6 miles then take a left at the "T" onto Arroyo Seco road. Follow the road for 6.5 miles to the junction of Carmel Valley road, then bear right. Take Carmel Valley for 17 miles to the junction of Tassajara road, take a left and continue 11 miles until you see the entrance to China Camp on the right-hand side.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 10-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
• Chews Ridge stands 762 ft above the map pin, 1.0 miles north.
• Most of them shaded.
• Miller Fork Carmel River runs 0.6 mi off.

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