Destinations · California
Watsonville
CA · 36.9200, -121.7636
Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 is a signed byway within 30 miles of Watsonville, California.
Get in
to : CA-Hwy 1 connects Santa Cruz ( north) to Monterey ( south) via Watsonville and Castroville ( south). Travelers going towards Salinas can go onto CA-Hwy 183 from Castroville. from & : CA-Hwy 156 & 129 connect Hollister_ (, 35 min west) to Watsonville. Likewise one can go south on US Hwy 101 (towards 'Salinas') and then continue west on San Juan Rd to Watsonville. from & : CA-Hwy 152 connects Watsonville (, 1hr 20 min west) from Exit 403A of Interstate 5 via Gilroy (, 35 min east) which is south of San Jose on US Hwy 101. CA-Hwy 152 comes into town as E Lake Ave.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Watsonville 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 · 23 mi · national
Public land
- Fort Ord National Monument · 19 mi
- California Coastal National Monument · 21 mi
Lookouts
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 25 mi
- Rumsien Overlook · 28 mi
Named places
- Gonzalez Pocket Park · 0 mi
- Callaghan Park · 0 mi
- Memorial Pocket Park · 0 mi
- Flodberg Park · 0 mi
- Emmett Courts Park · 1 mi
- Ramsay Park · 1 mi
- Starlight Park · 1 mi
- E.H. Hall Park · 1 mi
A day out of Watsonville, planned on real roads
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- Aptos · 9 mi
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- Marina · 16 mi