Fremont Peak State Park

We had a great two-night camping trip with our kids at Fremont Peak State Park. The location offers incredible views, especially from the peak itself—the short climb is absolutely worth it for the panorama! A huge highlight was visiting the observatory just a few minutes away. We loved the lecture on local plants and stars, and getting to see Saturn through the telescope was unforgettable. (Just be sure to read their instructions about minimizing light after dark!) Overall, a fantastic experience

The views of the Monterey Peninsula is spectacular! Great hiking trails.

Needed a camp while traveling to the redwoods and found this park. Surprisingly busy place with most campsites being full during our stay in June 2025. The sites were fairly well spread out and there was potable water and put toilets available. The temperature was significantly cooler than down in the valley. The road up is long, narrow, and windy. I would NOT recommend any large RVs or trailers attempting.

Great Park. There a bit of overgrowth, depending on what time of year you camp, so bring Permithren and wear long sleeves and pants with boots. The views are amazing! Plenty of excellent subjects for macro photography too!

Spectacular views and easy hiking. Campgrounds perched perfectly for a nice day of nature and peace. Peak is super fun to walk and climb up to and there are a few small caves as well to explore.

We loved hiking here. Amazing views all the way to the ocean. Great history plaques and cool looking rocks and vegetation. We practically had the place to ourselves. Wonderful nature experience.

Lovely campground for a weekend getaway from the hustle bustle of the town. The valley view campground was easy to find and the campsites are well secluded especially on the outside of the loop. It was sparsely occupied despite some spots with names listed for the night. We took campsite 007 because of the view as it didn't have occupants for the night (it had some view of the valley and beautiful sunset colors with some clouds floating over the valley beneath). The restroom was an easy walk from the campsite, had vault toilets (overall clean, with toilet paper and no foul smell). The night was overall very quite except sounds of an animal digging a hole in the ground nearby (probably a squirrel?). Morning was welcomed with a lot of beautiful bird sounds!