Kirk Creek Campground
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Kirk Creek Campground off Route 1
Kirk Creek Campground Location in Monterey County
Location	Lucia, California
Coordinates	35°59′24″N 121°29′44″W / 35.99000°N 121.49556°W / 35.99000; -121.49556
Area	1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built	1926; 99 years ago (1926)
NRHP reference No.	74000538[1]
Added to NRHP	December 31, 1974

Kirk Creek Campground is an archaeological site dating to the Middle Period^{[clarification needed]} of the Big Sur coast in California.^[2] The campground is in Lucia, Monterey County, California, US. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1974.^[3]

In 1974, excavation of 60 cubic yards (46 m³) was done at the Kirk Creek site, CA-MNT-238, with funding provided by the California Division of Highways. Three decades later, an analysis, interpretation, and documentation of the site data was completed. The site stands as the sole intact and well-documented archaeological assemblage from the Middle Period, or Archaic Period, along the Big Sur coast, encompassing evidence of a short-term Early Period hunting camp.^{[clarification needed][2]}

The regional analyses cover chronological data from coastal sites, obsidian hydration, Olivella shell, subsistence patterns, and a Late Period transition to the interior.^{[clarification needed]} Kirk Creek Campground excavations began in 1974 with projectile points, Olivella beads, and bone tools being found at the site.^[2][4]

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