A brake control apparatus comprising: a connection fluid passage that connects a master cylinder and a braking force application portion to each other, the braking force application portion being configured to apply a braking force to a wheel portion (FL, FR, RL, RR) according to a brake hydraulic pressure; a shut-off valve provided in the connection fluid passage; a hydraulic pressure source configured to supply brake fluid to a fluid passage of the connection fluid passage that is located between the shut-off valve and the braking force application portion; a pressure sensor configured to detect a hydraulic pressure in the master cylinder; a stroke simulator including a cylinder, a piston, and a spring; a damper, the damper including a first damper and a second damper, the second damper being installed on a plug member closing a spring containing chamber so as to face a retainer member; and a control unit, the control unit being configured to determine a first pressure value (Pstr), which is a physical amount regarding the brake hydraulic pressure, based on a value detected by a stroke sensor configured to detect a physical amount regarding a stroke of a brake pedal, determine a second pressure value (Ppmc), which is a physical amount regarding the brake hydraulic pressure, based on a value detected by the pressure sensor, acquire a simulator stroke position, which is a physical amount regarding a stroke position of the stroke simulator configured to generate an operation reaction force of the brake pedal, determine a physical amount (Pfin) regarding the brake hydraulic pressure to generate in the braking force application portion based on the first pressure value (Pstr) in a case where the acquired simulator stroke position is smaller than a preset predetermined position, and determine the physical amount (Pfin) regarding the brake hydraulic pressure to generate in the braking force application portion based on the first pressure value (Pstr) and the second pressure value (Ppmc) in a case where the acquired simulator stroke position is equal to or greater than the preset predetermined position, characterized in that the predetermined position is a position regarding a stroke limit point of the stroke simulator, and the simulator stroke limit point refers to the maximum stroke position of the piston due to the abutment of the retainer member with the plug member or the compression of the second damper to reach the compression limit. a connection fluid passage that connects a master cylinder and a braking force application portion to each other, the braking force application portion being configured to apply a braking force to a wheel portion (FL, FR, RL, RR) according to a brake hydraulic pressure; a shut-off valve provided in the connection fluid passage; a hydraulic pressure source configured to supply brake fluid to a fluid passage of the connection fluid passage that is located between the shut-off valve and the braking force application portion; a pressure sensor configured to detect a hydraulic pressure in the master cylinder; a stroke simulator including a cylinder, a piston, and a spring; a damper, the damper including a first damper and a second damper, the second damper being installed on a plug member closing a spring containing chamber so as to face a retainer member; and a control unit, the control unit being configured to determine a first pressure value (Pstr), which is a physical amount regarding the brake hydraulic pressure, based on a value detected by a stroke sensor configured to detect a physical amount regarding a stroke of a brake pedal, determine a second pressure value (Ppmc), which is a physical amount regarding the brake hydraulic pressure, based on a value detected by the pressure sensor, acquire a simulator stroke position, which is a physical amount regarding a stroke position of the stroke simulator configured to generate an operation reaction force of the brake pedal, determine a physical amount (Pfin) regarding the brake hydraulic pressure to generate in the braking force application portion based on the first pressure value (Pstr) in a case where the acquired simulator stroke position is smaller than a preset predetermined position, and determine the physical amount (Pfin) regarding the brake hydraulic pressure to generate in the braking force application portion based on the first pressure value (Pstr) and the second pressure value (Ppmc) in a case where the acquired simulator stroke position is equal to or greater than the preset predetermined position, the predetermined position is a position regarding a stroke limit point of the stroke simulator, and the simulator stroke limit point refers to the maximum stroke position of the piston due to the abutment of the retainer member with the plug member or the compression of the second damper to reach the compression limit.