China Camp Campground | Los Padres National Forest [Off The Beaten Track Episode 3] 

We drive the Power Wagon to China Camp Campground, an off-road camping spot in the Ventana Wilderness of Los Padres National Forest in California.
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30 miles west of Greenfield in Monterey County California, via Arroyo Seco and Carmel Valley Road, is an entrance into Los Padres National Forest via Tassajara Road. Beyond Jamesburg, Tassajara Road is unpaved and at the Los Padres National Forest boundary becomes a USFS road. From Jamesburg, the road climbs some 2,600 feet to an elevation of 4,300 feet at the USFS China Camp Campground entrance, some 7+ miles distant. The campground itself is about 100 feet below the entrance and consists of 10 camping spots each suitable for at least one vehicle (bearing in mind that four wheel drive is recommended for access to Tassajara Road beyond Jamesburg).
We booked ahead at Recreation.gov and paid $20 per night for our spot, with a single vehicle. Fees may be paid on-site for unreserved stays, which are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
www.recreation.gov/camping/ca...
We visited mid-week in the middle of June and had the entire campsite to ourselves.
The campsite itself is primitive, with no water or electricity. There are two vault-style toilets. The camp is surrounded by ancient Oak trees which provide plenty of welcome shade (though not helpful for solar power!)
Bears have been spotted in the area, and (in June at least) remember to bring plenty of bug spray (you're in a forest!)
Tassajara Road terminates at the Tassajara Mountain Zen Center and hot springs, some 13+ miles distant from Jamesburg.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tassaja...
Mount Junipero Serra is clearly visible in the view southwest from the China Camp entrance, across the Ventana Wilderness. To the west are panoramic views across the valley formed by the Miller Fork of the Carmel River.
We stayed in and would recommend camp spot #5 out of the 10 camping spots at the campground.
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