Top campgrounds in the West

MENLO PARK, Calif. - Sunset magazine's May issue is listing 50 scenic spots to pitch your tent. Here are 10 of the 50, all of them coastal campgrounds with cheap and beautiful seaside views:

-Kirk Creek, Big Sur, Calif.

-Big Lagoon County Park, Trinidad, Calif.

-Gerstle Cove Campground, Salt Point State Park, north of Jenner, Calif.

-Mattole Campground, north of Shelter Cove, Calif.

-Refugio State Beach, northwest of Santa Barbara, Calif.

-Jalama Beach County Park, west of Lompoc, Calif.

-Leo Carrillo State Park, Malibu, Calif.

-Porcupine Campground, Chugach National Forest, Alaska

-China Beach Campground, Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia

-Cape Disappointment State Park, southwest of Ilwaco, Wash.