Destinations · California
Seaside
CA · 36.6111, -121.8447
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 is a signed byway within 30 miles of Seaside, California.
Get in
Most visitors get to Seaside by driving. It is located directly on coastal Route 1. Visitors coming from Route 101 South can take Route 68 west to Route 1 North; visitors coming from Route 101 North can take Route 156 west toward the Monterey Peninsula. Route 156 merges with Route 1 South and leads directly to Seaside.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Seaside 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 · 2 mi · national
Public land
- Fort Ord National Monument · 1 mi
- Los Padres National Forest · 14 mi
Campgrounds
- Bottchers Gap Campround · 18 mi
- White Oaks Campground · 25 mi
- China Camp Campground · 27 mi
Lookouts
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 4 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 7 mi
- China Lookout · 11 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 13 mi
Named places
- Sand City Community Garden · 0 mi
- Esselen-Ohlone Park · 0 mi
- Calabrese Park · 0 mi
- Martin Park · 0 mi
- Trinity Park · 1 mi
- David Cutino Park · 1 mi
- Patullo Pool · 1 mi
- Sabado Park · 1 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Monterey · 2 mi
- Pacific Grove · 4 mi
- Carmel · 6 mi
- Carmel Point · 6 mi
- Marina · 6 mi
- Carmel Valley · 11 mi