Burlington Campground

Gorgeous campground in the heart of the redwoods. Not private at all and had some unclear rules and noisy neighbors. The facilities were nice and bathrooms/showers were mostly clean. My favorite amenity was the dishwashing sink located at the first bathroom! My second favorite “amenity” was the good Verizon cell phone coverage. Absolutely perfect campground location for visiting the entire Humboldt State Park, only a 10-30min drive to every awesome hike/tree grove.

Very peaceful. Keep in mind that people go to sleep early. By 10pm, the campground is quiet. Also, the nights are very pleasant. They were not cold. Mornings are a bit dark because of the tall redwoods blocking the sun. But it gets better by 9am.

Review by a tent camper. Having the State Park visitor center next door to the campground is a welcome neighbor with its wifi, plus an often-better cell reception than in the depths of the campground. The visitor center is lovely, as are the volunteers who staff it. The park ranger staff also welcoming and helpful. The exterior and interior lights for the shower house in my area were out for four of the nine nights I camped there. The park staff restored them upon notification of same each time. Campsite #27 is in a good location - close but not too close to the shower house. It is comfortably removed from busy highway 254 on one side of the campground, from a row of cabins on another side, and from a rather busy park maintenance (or something) hub on a third side. The downside of #27 is that the table, bear box, and fire pit are at the low end of a slope that collects water, so if you're tent camping, all of these amenities are far from your tent and from your vehicle or rig - because you won't want to pitch your tent down there. Fortunately, the gravelly back end of the little driveway is level for tent placement. It is special to camp amongst the redwoods. But it *is* dark. Visiting the campground during the winter rainy season can really dampen one's spirits (heh) notwithstanding the beauty of the surrounding trees.

Site # 53 - tent camped 5/16/24 - 5/19/24: The Avenue of Giants is BEAUTIFUL! Did get windy/cold at night so wear layers if tent camping! Pros: #53 backs right up to the Avenue of Giants Campground is in walking distance to the visitor center & a few short trails. Pretty cool to just stroll along the Avenue Potable water Great T-Mobile service - helpful in researching/planning of the day Fire rings & bear boxes are provided - firewood is $10 cash at check in (you’re not allowed to burn fallen branches which is a good thing) Close driving distance to Founders Grove & Rockefeller Loop (a bit further but my favorite!) About a 2 hour drive to Prairie Creek Redwoods & 1.5 hours to Sue Meg State Park (gorgeous hikes down to the ocean!) Cons: Was right across from the bathroom. Good if you have to go at night, but there are so many people passing through to get to the bathroom/dish sink Sites are super close together with no privacy. So close, I could hear people people snoring & turning on their inflatable mats. First night there was a rowdy group of teenagers by the bathroom Bathrooms were pretty gross. Yes, happy to have toilet paper, but inconsiderate people leave pee droplets all over the toilet & the floor. Wet bathroom floors stayed that way until the morning I left, when I saw somebody cleaning them Road noise being right next to 101

This is My family's favorite camp ground and we drive almost 12 hours to get there when we go. Visitor Center is within walking distance from any campsite and would recommend to all the family to go look at as they have plenty of history to see as well as it has a museum in there. Gift shop as well to buy your souvenirs. Love this place.