Junior Camping

Junior Ranger Program

The Junior Ranger Progam is a special program for kids that provides the chance to partake in a variety of fun and educational nature-oriented activities at San Simeon State Park. Parents should bring their kids to the Camfire Center at the San Simeon Creek Campground for fun regularly scheduled programs about the Central Coast.

Junior Rangers age 7-12
Programs will be offered Thursday thru Monday starting at 10:00 AM and ending at approximately 11:00 AM. We will meet at the campfire center. Programs will include topics such as Ecology, Birds, Orienteering, Native Americans, Animal Tracks, Nature Art, Insects, and Plants. Check day use and/or campground bulletin boards for more information.

Junior Ranger “Cubs” age 4-6
“Cubs” programs will be offered at 9:30 AM and go until 10:00 AM unless posted otherwise. See day use and/or campground bulletin boards for more information.

Campfire Programs
Campfire Programs will be offered on Friday and Saturday nights beginning at 8:15 PM and ending at approximately 9:15 PM. Topics will include Turkey Vultures, Mountain Lions, Elephant Seals, Sea Otters, Tide Pools, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Birds, Owls or birds of prey, Chumash Indians, Bats, and various other programs about the natural and cultural resources of the Central Coast. For more information please check day use and/or campground bulletin boards.

Movie Nights
We will be showing nature movies on Sundays and Thursdays beginning at 8:15 PM and ending at approximately 9:15 PM. Please see campground and/or day use bulletin boards for movie title information. For more information the public can call the Hearst Castle Visitor Center at (805) 927-2013. All programs will be conducted at the campfire center in San Simeon Creek Campground unless posted otherwise. Bulletins will be posted weekly on Thursday afternoon. Bulletins will be posted on Sunday at the Washburn and Hearst State Beach Day use areas as well as throughout the San Simeon State Park Campground.