Reviews

Jeff D

Pretty beach and adjacent forest. One of the great things about California is its diverse areas in close proximity, and this park highlights that well. Hiking trails are somewhat limited, but generally well maintained. There are some bridges out, but crossing the creek beds was not an issue at this time of year. Not sure if it will be more challenging when the rain starts again. You do need to cross a somewhat well used road to get to the beach. Beach is pretty, but somewhat small and enclosed, so no ability to walk along the shore. Great little regional park to relax and enjoy nature.

Tino Plank

This is a somewhat smaller park with limited hiking trails. The redwood grove here isn't at big as in some other parks. But there's a certain calm feeling here that can't be found in heavily visited areas. Be aware that if you take the trail to the cove, you have to walk across highway 1. It's much safer to just drive to the cove than to hike to it. There is a campground here as well. However, the infrastructure is a bit worn and the sites aren't that private.

Laura Miller

Staying at Ocean Cove, which is a beautiful peaceful older campground. We love the location.

Richard Miner

This is a beautiful park to visit for short hiking. There is a .25 mile hike from parking lot to beach, but you have to walk across highway 1 to access. The hike following the stream up into the hillside is stunning and so peaceful under tall redwoods. The downside is, there are fallen trees that have taken out bridges and pathways here that prevent you from using the whole trail. I was glad that the trail allows dogs and even provided poop bags.

Julie Mierkey

This is a hidden gem on the coast. We have camped at Stillwater Cove campground a few times now and love the trails at the park.

Arthur Hsieh

Love the spot. Small, but well spaced. Interesting trails to hike in and a beautiful beach to get to. There is a small store that is close by for our last-minute forgotten items. Really friendly camp host and Park Rangers. You’re welcome

Paul Barber

It was a nice park. We got electric hookups. The restroom has flush toilets. The showers are coin-operated and very nice. There is a dump station, too. The dump cost $10 when I was there. You should bring water with you.

Jolina Lising

Nice and quiet. Our campsite # 11 was underneath the trees and was very close to #12 which would've been perfect for 2-3 families camping together. The facilities were well maintained but the only issue was the water source. They have E.Coli. I hope that they can fix the problem. The view of the coast is just across the street. Our camp host was very friendly and we enjoyed our stay here. I would love to camp here again someday!

Carrie Stoll

The campground was very small but it didn't feel that way. The campground hosts were very polite and pleasant, as were the park rangers that came around to say hello and give us our parking pass. The walk to the beach was .3 miles from where we were so it's an easy stroll there and back. The restrooms are well lit, clean and well stocked. The camp hosts have firewood bundles to sell you and they even provided a bit of newspaper and kindling. All in all it was a pleasant experience. We had a shared parking area for our camp site for two nights and both sets of campers that stayed next to us were friendly, polite and quiet. We had some fish tacos about 3 miles north of the campground and the view is excellent.

FatherlyKristofer #

Redwood trees and huge ferns alongside a creek make for a wonderful short walk to the beach area across highway 1. The cove is great for kayaking and checking out tidepools. I wouldn't suggest swimming without a wetsuit as there are lots of jellyfish there. Beautiful to look at but not so pleasant to the touch.