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TenOC
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Sep 08, 2017

Cerro Alto Campground NFS- San Luis Obispo - Los Padres

Planning a trip in May 2018. I am looking for a place to spend 2 to 3 nights. We will be coming from Death Valley on our way to Hearst Castle and then to Sequoia & Kings Canyon. We will also visi...
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Rocky2
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Sep 09, 2017
A good alternative is the Washburn campground of San Simeon SP, two miles north of Cambria. It is called primative, which they define as no flush toilets. The water has been turned off for the last year or so. It is up the hill from the original San Simeon campground which I have found crowded and noisy.

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