The camp vicinity is an ecologically diverse and sensitive environment containing a number of unique animal and plant species . It is located at elevation on the North Fork of the Little Sur River south of Carmel , California . Historically , the camp area was visited regularly by the Esselen American Indians , whose food sources included acorns gathered from the Black Oak , Canyon Live Oak and Tanbark Oak in the vicinity of the camp . The camp has been repeatedly threatened by fire , including the Marble Cone Fire of 1977 , the Basin Complex fire in 2008 , and the 2016 Soberanes Fire , which were successfully kept at bay by fire fighters . The three fires burned entirely around the camp . In 2008 and in 2016 the camp was evacuated as a precautionary measure due to the fires
Marble Cone Fire
Marble Cone Fire
Camp Pico Blanco