Fernwood Campground conveniently borders Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park for easy access to local hiking and offers a great winter camping experience. Big Sur is blessed with five State Parks, a State Reserve and Los Padres National Forest, each with unique hiking trails. You’ll find beach hiking, redwood canyon hikes, river hiking and the Buzzard’s Roost trail accessible from our campground. Learn more here.

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Fernwood Resort Big Sur
47200 Highway 1
Big Sur, CA 93920

Monterey Salinas Transit offers public transportation from Carmel to Big Sur. The winter schedule only offers weekend transport but Memorial Day to Labor Day the summer schedule resumes. The bus has bicycle racks and is wheel chair accessible with several stops in the Big Sur valley. Take Route 22.

Distance to Fernwood from:

● Carmel; 26 miles (45 minutes)

● San Francisco; 147 miles (3 hours)

● San Jose; 87 miles (2 hours)

● Los Angeles; 300 miles (6-8 hours)

● San Diego; 428 miles (8-10 hours)

● Yosemite National Park; 217 miles (4-5 hours)

● Hearst Castle; 64 miles (1 1/2-2 hours)