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Stillwater Cove Regional Park


Courtney Welch

August 26, 2026

I came here for the day-use beach, which is a nice little area for beach-combing and listening to the surf. Unfortunately, I got locked out of my car (my own doing), but the staff at the park were very helpful and empathetic and made the experience so much more bearable. The park ranger even lent me a phone charger, as my battery was dying and I needed my phone for directions and to communicate with my AAA driver. Special thanks to the park rangers for being so helpful and caring. Five stars!

sumitra pathak

August 12, 2026

Had an amazing camping trip. The forest is magical and peaceful, weather was perfect, clean camp ground.

Eric Stander

July 24, 2026

We absolutely loved our camping experience here. .Great, spacious and peaceful camping Nice smooth roads. Large camping sites with smokeless fire pit, picnic table,food storage locker. Campsite with electric hookup was very convenient for our tent camping. The site is divided in different sections,so you never feel it is crowded. Enough space between sites to have private conversations around the fire. The site is beautiful, clean and well organized amongst beautiful trees. Very peaceful and relaxing. Abolitions are close by. Very clean and tidy. Coin operated hot water shower. Very convenient washing area for Dishes. Very warm welcome by the friendly staff. We purchased coins and fire wood from her We absolutely loved everything about this campsite and can't wait to be back

Taylor

June 05, 2026

So beautiful. If camping, you can buy wood for $14/bundle cash. Certain sites have electrical outlet hook ups. The campsites seem a little close together, but it feels very safe overall.

Dr. Mia Su Cary she, her

May 08, 2026

Excellent spot for RV camping. Gorgeous walk from campground down to the park.

Jeff D

October 07, 2025

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

August 26, 2025

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

July 31, 2025

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

Richard Miner

June 12, 2025

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

June 07, 2025

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

April 28, 2025

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

February 11, 2025

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

March 31, 2023

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

September 13, 2021

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 #

September 07, 2020

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.