I would take your time and make it 3 days..
LA to Santa Barbara stay the night there. @90 miles
Eats in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara to San Simeon @145 miles
Hearst Castle Tour
Sea Lions
Drive to Deetjan's spend the night @15miles
Esalan Hot Tubs
Pfieffer State Beach
Hikes
Drive to Pacific Grove stay in Monterey @15 miles
Pt. Lobos
Carmel
Then Drive to San Francisco along the coast as far as you can, go through Pacifica. Don't go inland, the coastline North of Santa Cruz is gorgeous, stay on the coast. Go north of San Francisco, and go to the Pt. Reyes Beach and Lighthouse and Bodega Bay..
Big Sur is a very windy road and is best taken slow, stop at all the overlooks and take pictures of all the famous bridges, and locations. Take your time, let it settle in. It is one of the most photographed Highways in the world. Take advantage of the area. You must do Eselan Hot Tubs... If you try to drive it to fast you will miss way to much. Highway 1 is not the Highway to take to get to a destination, it is the Highway to take for the journey and experience.
There are two Julia Pfieffer parks, one is located South of Big Sur, and one is located in Big Sur. The one in Big Sur is the 3 mile drive to the beach, and the one that is not marked.. Just FYI..
Some pics..
San Simeon Coast
Sea Lion that I walked up to.. Be careful, they can chase you down, but to get this close is always fun.. There are sea lions spread on the coast not only at the rookery. So if you want to find one by yourself, I suggest you stop at the old Hotel at the North End of the San Simeon Coast. Its a white building with Blue Trim, closed down. There are often Sea Lions on the beach there and know restrictions or Park People bothering you.. LOL ..
Famous WPA Bridge, where they always shoot car commercials.
Ragged Point-- This is where the San Simeon Coast meets the mountains, and your last point before going into the drive along the mountain Highway. You are pretty much in the mountains til you hit Monterey for the most part, some lowlands etc. Ragged point has a lot of old ships that sunk there back in the 1800s.
Djeetan's Cabin-- Get a solo cabin with fireplace, don't stay in the dorm cabin..Read the Books of other travelers, hilarious stories sometimes.
Pt. Sur Lighthouse north of Big Sur
LA to Santa Barbara stay the night there. @90 miles
Eats in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara to San Simeon @145 miles
Hearst Castle Tour
Sea Lions
Drive to Deetjan's spend the night @15miles
Esalan Hot Tubs
Pfieffer State Beach
Hikes
Drive to Pacific Grove stay in Monterey @15 miles
Pt. Lobos
Carmel
Then Drive to San Francisco along the coast as far as you can, go through Pacifica. Don't go inland, the coastline North of Santa Cruz is gorgeous, stay on the coast. Go north of San Francisco, and go to the Pt. Reyes Beach and Lighthouse and Bodega Bay..
Big Sur is a very windy road and is best taken slow, stop at all the overlooks and take pictures of all the famous bridges, and locations. Take your time, let it settle in. It is one of the most photographed Highways in the world. Take advantage of the area. You must do Eselan Hot Tubs... If you try to drive it to fast you will miss way to much. Highway 1 is not the Highway to take to get to a destination, it is the Highway to take for the journey and experience.
There are two Julia Pfieffer parks, one is located South of Big Sur, and one is located in Big Sur. The one in Big Sur is the 3 mile drive to the beach, and the one that is not marked.. Just FYI..
Some pics..
San Simeon Coast
Sea Lion that I walked up to.. Be careful, they can chase you down, but to get this close is always fun.. There are sea lions spread on the coast not only at the rookery. So if you want to find one by yourself, I suggest you stop at the old Hotel at the North End of the San Simeon Coast. Its a white building with Blue Trim, closed down. There are often Sea Lions on the beach there and know restrictions or Park People bothering you.. LOL ..
Famous WPA Bridge, where they always shoot car commercials.
Ragged Point-- This is where the San Simeon Coast meets the mountains, and your last point before going into the drive along the mountain Highway. You are pretty much in the mountains til you hit Monterey for the most part, some lowlands etc. Ragged point has a lot of old ships that sunk there back in the 1800s.
Djeetan's Cabin-- Get a solo cabin with fireplace, don't stay in the dorm cabin..Read the Books of other travelers, hilarious stories sometimes.
Pt. Sur Lighthouse north of Big Sur
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