Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1
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Lookouts along this byway
12 scenic overlooks in drive order. Every one traces to a real source — OpenStreetMap, an official agency record, or a local who confirmed it. Zero hallucinations.
Itineraries along this byway
Classic drives whose route runs along this byway. Each one is a real, turn-by-turn itinerary you can open and drive.
Parks and public land along this byway
Protected land this corridor runs through, or comes within thirty miles of. Distance is measured to each unit’s official boundary, not its center point, so a road at the entrance reads as the entrance.
Day-trip bases along the way
- Carmel · 1 mi
- Carmel Point · 1 mi
- Monterey · 1 mi
- Seaside · 2 mi
- Pacific Grove · 3 mi
- Marina · 7 mi
Named places along this byway
Typed places from the atlas within thirty miles of this road, measured to the drawn route. Each one traces to its source record, and each one lists the byways near it in return.
Historic sites
Attractions
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Beaches
Peaks
Museums
Waterfalls
Parks
Springs
Should you drive this today?
The stops worth making
- Esalen InstituteHours uncertain right now
- The California Sea Otter State Game RefugeHours uncertain right now
- Landels-Hill Big Creek Nature ReserveHours uncertain right now
- Salmon ConeHours uncertain right now
- Monastery BeachHours uncertain right now
- McWay FallsHours uncertain right now
- Gibson BeachHours uncertain right now
Light timing
Sunset around 7:44 PM along this route today, with golden hour starting around 7:09 PM.
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