Agency-listedUSFSFee
Kirk Creek
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 35.99006, -121.49500
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Kirk Creek
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 177 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Kirk CreekNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Kirk Creek · Los Padres National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater2 mi
- FFuel8 mi
- GGrocery8 mi
- +Urgent care14 mi
- EVEV fast charger22 mi
- ShShower22 mi
- @Mail23 mi
- LLaundry23 mi
- MMechanic25 mi
- RxPharmacy25 mi
- HHardware25 mi
- DDump26 mi
- AAir-up37 mi
- OOutfitter42 mi
- PPropane47 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 8 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Kirk Creek
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
177 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.99006, -121.49500
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Kirk Creek · Los Padres National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townFort Hunter Liggett · ~14.5 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~1.9 mi
- FuelFuel · ~8.3 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~25.8 mi
- GroceriesGorda General Store · ~8.3 mi
- PharmacyRYSA Pharmacy · ~25.4 mi
- Hospital / clinicFort Hunter Liggett Troop Medical Clinic · ~14.5 mi
- HardwareAce Hardware · ~25.4 mi
EV charging — from Kirk Creek · Los Padres National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger22.1 mi straight-line NW — Big Sur, CA - Ventana - Tesla Supercharger (at a hotel) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-06-18 · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach1 within 25 mi · 45 within 50 · 250 within 100 · 898 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS25.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR KC SHOPS DC1, King City
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO25.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR KC SHOPS DC1, King City
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)25.1 mi — DC CORRIDOR KC SHOPS L2, King City, CA · ChargePoint Network · J1772 · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Esalen Institute - Tesla Destination, Big Sur, 12.2 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 149296 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Kirk Creek · Los Padres National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletWilliams Hill -Bldg Vault Toilet · ~27.1 mi E · BLM
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Other camps near Kirk Creek
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Prewitt Ridge~2.9 mi
- ABC Camp~3.9 mi
- Nacimiento Campground~4.9 mi
- Plaskett Creek~5.1 mi · fee
The unit that manages Kirk Creek
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Kirk Creek are set by Los Padres National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Kirk Creek
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-23: $45 per night, per site; sites hold 6-8 people and 2 vehicles are included. Each additional vehicle is $10 per night. Bicycle or walk-in tent camping is $5 per night. Interagency Senior/Access passes get 50% off the camping fee only (not extra vehicles, not day use). recreation.gov listing 233116 posts the same $45. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/lospadres/recreation/kirk-creek-campground.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Kirk Creek
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Kirk Creek
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Reading the aerial →All field notes →
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