White Oaks Camp is a Los Padres National Forest campground, beneath a shady canopy of oaks and pines, located at 4160' elevation, just off Tassajara Road. It is reached via Tassajara Road, which branches south off Carmel Valley Road some 24.1 miles from Highway 1. The first 3 miles of Tassajara Road are paved, but thereafter the road is dirt, and can be rough and rutted, especially as it reaches higher elevations. When you reach the end of the pavement, set your odometer to 0.0. The uphill, dirt road will reaches the sign-posted edge of Los Padres National Forest after 3.4 miles, and then reaches White Oaks Camp at 4.7 miles, when a dirt road dips to the left (east) into the campground.

White Oaks Camp is usually closed in winter; indeed, the dirt portion of Tassajara Road becomes impassable after heavy winter rains or snow. The road itself can be very rutted and bumpy at any time, so caution is warranted (4-wheel-drive or high clearance vehicles are strongly recommended). Check with the Los Padres NF to determine when the camp re-opens each spring.

Mountain Quail is common in the dense chaparral hillsides, but is much more often heard than seen. The stretch of Tassajara Road just above White Oaks, and before Chews Ridge, is particular good for seeing Mountain Quail either early in the morning or late afternoon, on days without much traffic, because broods of recently hatched quail, with the parents, take time to cross the road. California Quail also occurs at this elevation, so do not assume all quail on the road must by Mountain Quail.

Summer breeding birds include Purple Martin, Ash-throated Flycatcher, Warbling and Cassin's Vireo, Black-throated Gray and Wilson's Warblers, Black-headed Grosbeak, and Purple Finch.

The Hotspot is mostly centered around White Oaks campground, but the Hotspot extends a half-mile above the campground on Tassajara Road, and a half-mile downslope along the road as well.

There are pit toilets at the campground when the camp in open.