Big Sur

We spent three wonderful nights camping at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. Although we had reserved a camp site along the river, when we got there we discovered that our site was tightly surrounded by poison oak. Luckily, we were able to choose a different site, which ended up being huge and perfect for Parker to play in--plus, we were still able to hear the sound of the river in the stillness of the night! This is a perfect place to camp with kids--the river was an awesome place for Parker to play in, he could have splashed in there all day long. We had more beautiful weather, with just about no clouds or fog and warm days. We were surrounded by other quiet campers, so the nights were lovely and quiet for sleeping. We did a couple of easy hikes with Parker, although while I think he has quite a bit of Mountain Man in him, he certainly lacks hiking skills. He protested against walking on his own so much that it made me miss the days that he was small enough to carry in a front pack or backpack carrier! This is definitely a place that we'd like to come back to for more family camping in the future.