[1] Barrels of lime were slid on a cable out to Rockland Cove, where they were loaded onto ships at a dog-hole port at the mouth of Limekiln Creek.

A .5-mile (0.80 km) trail leads from the Big Sur Coast Highway to the ruins of the lime smelting operations, which include four kilns and some stone walls and bridge abutments.

[1] The redwood forest recovered from this industrial use, but in 1984 a private landowner planned to log the west fork of Limekiln Creek.

[citation needed] The property was transferred to the California state park system and opened in September 1995.

[4] Limekiln State Park was heavily damaged in the Chalk Fire of September and October 2008.