The Basin Complex Fire was a massive wildfire near Big Sur that ignited on June 21, 2008, and was the result of a lightning strike.

The wildfire forced the evacuation of Big Sur prior to the July 4 holiday weekend.

The camp lost only one building, an outlying ranger's cabin.

[5] Big Sur residents were permitted to return on July 9.

[6] As of 2021[update], the fire is the 20th largest wildfire in California, since accurate records began in 1932.