(KRON) — San Carpoforo beach — the last free access beach in Big Sur — has banned overnight camping and campfires for two years due to management issues and concerns about sensitive species and ...

Campers walk along the shore as a fire glows next to a tent at San Carpoforo Beach in Big Sur. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) San Carpoforo Beach in California's Los Padres National Forest ...

The growing popularity of free overnight camping on a rugged beach at the edge of the Big Sur coast has forced the U.S. Forest Service to consider at least temporarily prohibiting the activity. “The ...

California Central Coast residents are losing overnight access to the only free beach campsite in the Big Sur area because visitors wouldn’t clean up after themselves. On Thursday, the California ...

You heard that Highway 1 into Big Sur from the Bay Area is finally open again, and you’re excited about a summer trip. You want to go camping on that stunning coastline or among the redwoods, but ...

If you're getting ready to plan your once-in-a-lifetime trip to Big Sur, prepare for a roadblock you might not have ...

Another year, another summer of the same closure on Highway 1 near Big Sur, meaning you still can’t drive all the way from San Francisco to Los Angeles along this iconic stretch of California coast.

San Carpoforo Beach in California’s Los Padres National Forest offers an idyllic view of the Pacific Coast and is the only free public camping site in the Big Sur area. The combination of beauty and ...