Good Tent Camping Site in Big Sur, Monterey?

Question

I'm looking for a tent camp site around Monterey area. Any recommendations?

Answer 1

I went camping at Andrew Molara State Park. I wasn't crazy about it (not enough shade during the summer) but it would be perfect for some people. It is a short walk from the beach, and is also next to a river which people tube down. The camping area is a wide open space, about a quarter to a half mile hike away from the parking.

Another place I have gone, not in Big Sur, but closer to Monterey, is Mount Madonna. It is in the middle of a redwood and oak forest, and is very pretty. It is along highway 152, between Watsonville and Gilroy. It gets crowded in the summer.