Maps
and Directions
Big Sur
/ Plaskett Creek Flying Site
Site
Guidelines : Big
Sur is an extremely beautiful place to fly. Conditions
here can be suitable for Novice and above pilots. There
are days that it is not suitable, normally when there
is moderate to strong wind at launch or even more so,
strong winds in the LZ or coming in from the ocean.
Watch for any sign of whitecaps coming
in from the ocean - this is a sign to seriously consider
not flying.
Access:
Two wheel drive, paved to top of ridge,
then dirt traversing ridge to the south. It is a full
1 hr drive from LZ to launch or visa versa!
Directions
to Campgrounds:
- Find
your way to San Jose and Head South on Hwy 101.
- A Little
more than 10 miles south of Gilroy, near Castroville, take
Hwy 156 West.
- Stay
on 156 W. to Hwy 1 South.
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Continue
on Hwy 1 about 67 miles - through Monterey, Carmel,
then onto the Big Sur Peninsula. Plaskett Creek,
although we call it the Big Sur flying site, is
at the very south end of Big Sur.
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At
the end of the Big Sur Peninsula is a small town
Called Lucia and just after this, the road drops
down from high cliffs to a flat section with a
low mesa not much more than 100' above the ocean.
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Just
south (a mile or two) of Lucia, on the left will
be Limekiln
campground. 9 miles south of Lucia is Plaskett
Creek Campground. The benefit of Limekiln
is it has showers and takes reservations during
spring, summer and fall. Plaskett is prettier, but
does not take reservations or have showers.
Directions
to Launch:
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This is not easy, but the best I can do.
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Nacimiento Road is just South of the Town of Lucia. Take
Nacimiento Road all the way up to the top of the ridge and
turn right.
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Head
south on this ridge road about 20 minutes or so
till there is a split in the road with a fairly
steep right handed Y branch. This is the road to
the Wild Cattle Launch. Follow this to the end of
the ridge. Veer to the left when the main road starts
to descend - Launch is 150 yds further.
The
LZ - Looking up toward the end of the main spine
Launch
- Looking down the main spine
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