Jay Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping in California
Jay Campground in CA
CA State Parks allows overnight stays only at the designated sites here.
Family campground in Big Basin Redwoods State Park, nestled in old growth coast redwood forest of the Santa Cruz Mountains northwest of Santa Cruz. Shaded forest setting provides trail access and camping among towering ancient trees. Established in 1902 as California's first state park to preserve old growth redwoods, Big Basin protects the largest continuous stand of such forest south of San Francisco. Forest-based family camping within protected ancient woodland.
Grounded in en.wikipedia.org · read August 24, 2026The road in has not been measured -- unknown, not bad.
Buzzards Roost stands 1,189 ft above the site, 1.0 miles south. Blooms Creek runs 0.4 mi off. Night skies measure Bortle 3 -- a dark rural sky. The nearest town, Boulder Creek, is 5.7 mi off.
September normals 58–81°F, 0.2″ rain. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.