During the 2016 Soberanes Fire , fire fighters from Sierra Hotshots , Kings County , and the U.S. Forest Service successfully protected the camp as the fire burned around it . As some trees on the steep slopes above camp burned and threatened the camp , they were too dangerous to fell , so the Forest Service used explosives to blow up a half-dozen of them . The blaze destroyed about 10,000 ft of water line and one small outbuilding . It burned the entire Little Sur River watershed upstream of the camp , and downstream as far as the Old Coast Road . The fire contributed to erosion problems during the 2016-17 winter . Several portions of the Palo Colorado road were washed out during heavy rains in February 2017 . Monterey County Public Works estimates that it will take one to three years to repair the road between “ the Hoist ” and Bottchers Gap . The council hopes to have the camp open for the 2019 Summer Camp season
Soberanes Fire
Soberanes Fire
Camp Pico Blanco