Ventana Campground is Now Open

Let’s not beat around the Redwoodian bushes: You need to go to Big Sur, now.

Why? Because Ventana, purveyors of woods-bound luxury, just opened 75 campsites within a 40-acre stretch of a redwood-lined canyon called Ventana Camping.

They’re open year-round and taking reservations now.

Each site, shaded by sky-scraping redwoods, has soft, level ground for your tent, a picnic table and a fire pit (note: they request you buy the wood from them).

You’ll have access to their restaurant and spa, and the campground’s not far from seven different parks, including Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, the Pfeiffer State Beach and the Coastal Ridge Trail.

This is where you’ll take in the 1,600 year-old redwoods — and hopefully spot a California condor and its ten-foot wingspan.

The sites follow the contours of the Post Creek, and there are bathhouses between the sites.

All the booking is handled on their website.

Before you go, your correspondent recommends you shoot over to the newly opened AETHER flagship on La Brea. Much bigger digs than their cubby-sized spot on Melrose.

They’ve got tons of camping gear, like this Kletterwerks flip pack, the Hozuki lantern from Snow Peak and the Gransfors hatchet. And their pima-soft henleys and toasty jackets will keep you warm and svelte.

Let the mountain-hopping begin.