Destinations · California
Monterey County
CA · 36.3300, -121.2000
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 is a signed byway within 30 miles of Monterey County, California.
Understand
While best known for the wild coastline of Big Sur and the historic Monterey Bay, Monterey County includes the rugged Coastal Range and the inland corridor of U.S. Highway 101. Wine tourism is popular in the Salinas Valley around Salinas and in the Carmel Valley area.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Monterey County 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
- Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 · 28 mi · national
National parks
- Pinnacles National Park · 5 mi
Public land
- Los Padres National Forest · 8 mi
Campgrounds
- Pinnacles Campground · 11 mi
- Arroyo Seco Campground · 17 mi
- Arroyo Seco Group Campground · 17 mi
- China Camp Campground · 21 mi
- Escondido Campground · 21 mi
- Memorial Park Campground · 21 mi
- White Oaks Campground · 21 mi
- Nacimiento Campground · 25 mi
Lookouts
- Bench · 28 mi
- Julia Pfieffer Burns Vista Point · 29 mi
Named places
- Oak Park · 1 mi
- Tuscany Park · 2 mi
- Park Greenfield · 2 mi
- Hicks Park · 3 mi
- Greenfield City Park · 3 mi
- Greenfield Memorial Hall · 3 mi
- Jim Maggini Memorial Park · 3 mi
- Patriot Park · 3 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- King City · 9 mi
- Soledad · 10 mi
- Pinnacles National Park · 11 mi
- San Benito County · 20 mi