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Big Sur Highway 1
Bucket-list drive intent is high and highly dependent on closures, viewpoints, park access, and lodging geography. Coverage is fragmented across road alerts, parks, inns, and scenic-stop articles.
- Status
- phase-0
- Guides
- 0
- Checked places
- 4
Image: Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur | Photo by Diliff on Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 3.0
Visitor map
Big Sur Highway 1 in the California visitor roster
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California visitor lanes
1 Sausalito Golden Gate ferry day-trip town with a Bridgeway waterfront, Fort Baker, and the Army Corps Bay Model. 2 Yountville Destination-dining base in the Napa Valley, home to The French Laundry and Domaine Chandon. 3 St. Helena / Calistoga Upvalley wine-country towns with historic wineries, a castle, spas, and the Old Faithful geyser. 4 South Lake Tahoe Two-season lake and ski base on the California shore, with Emerald Bay and Heavenly Mountain Resort. 5 Mendocino North Coast bucket-list village wrapped by headlands, with a lighthouse and redwood-canyon parks. 6 Cannery Row Aquarium and Steinbeck waterfront corridor along Monterey Bay, from Cannery Row to Fisherman's Wharf. 7 Carmel Tiny coastal town of galleries and inns beside Carmel Beach, the Carmel Mission, and Point Lobos. 8 Big Sur The cliff-hugging Highway 1 drive past McWay Falls, redwood state parks, and Nepenthe. 9 Santa Barbara Downtown State Street and the waterfront, with the Old Mission, Stearns Wharf, and the courthouse. 10 Santa Monica / Venice LA coastal neighborhoods from the Santa Monica Pier and Pacific Park to the Venice boardwalk. 11 Avalon Ferry-and-island escape to Avalon, with the Casino landmark, Wrigley Garden, and Descanso Beach. 12 La Jolla Cove San Diego coastal cove for snorkeling and sea lions, near Birch Aquarium and Torrey Pines. 13 Palm Springs Mid-century desert-resort core with the Aerial Tramway, Art Museum, and design shopping.
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This lane runs on driving — the Highway 1 corridor between McWay Falls, the redwood parks, and the cliffside stops.
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