excellent riverside camping at Pfeiffer State Park..... beach 10 min car ride
Yes they have tent camping no beach no waterfall camping but there's places you can do it if you want there's a national Forest Park South of salmon falls creek past the big resort area that you can camp on the beach legally
Yes, there is a campground close to the beach, but it's not on the beach. It does has a nice water stream next to the camping area.
Pfeiffer Big Sur does have tent camping. It also has campsites which back up to the Big Sur River. The Big Sur area has camping closer to the beach, and also camping closer to a waterfall. But this campground is not the closest to either... That said, it is very centrally located to get to both local beach access and a waterfall. Both will require a drive and hike from here though.
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