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Destinations · California

Central Coast

CA · 35.6000, -121.1000

San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 and Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 are signed byways within 30 miles of Central Coast, California.

Understand

The Central Coast includes some of the classic tourist country of California – particularly the scenic version of the drive (or train ride) from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The Spanish colonialists traveled along the Central Coast along a route called El Camino Real – roughly on the route of Highway 1 – and created missions at Santa Cruz, San Juan Bautista, Carmel, Soledad, Jolon, San Miguel, San Luis Obispo, Lompoc, Solvang, Santa Barbara, and San Buenaventura (Ventura). Depending on what you count as Central Coast, the area has about half of the state's missions.
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Day-trip loops

Ready-made loops for Central Coast are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Public land

Campgrounds

Lookouts

Named places

  • San Simeon Natural Preserve · 1 mi
  • Pa-nu Cultural Preserve · 1 mi
  • San Simeon Beach State Park · 2 mi
  • Moonstone Beach · 2 mi
  • Zebra Viewing Area · 2 mi
  • Scott Rock · 2 mi
  • Nit Wit Ridge · 2 mi
  • Moon Stone Beach Park · 2 mi

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