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big sur 5d
Five days of cliff-hugging highways, hidden waterfalls, and redwood silence — Big Sur done right, not rushed.
5days
20stops
Day 1: San Luis Obispo → … → Cambria
4 stops
San Luis Obispo
10:00
Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery
11:30
Hearst Castle
13:00
Cambria
17:00
Day 2: Cambria → … → Pfeiffer Beach
3 stops
Ragged Point
09:00
McWay Falls
11:00
Pfeiffer Beach
16:00
Day 3: Pfeiffer Big Sur → … → Andrew Molera
4 stops
Pfeiffer Big Sur
09:00
Partington Cove
13:00
Esalen Institute
16:00
Andrew Molera
18:00
Day 4: Bixby Bridge → … → Carmel Beach
4 stops
Bixby Bridge
08:00
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
10:00
Carmel-by-the-Sea
14:00
Carmel Beach
17:00
Day 5: Carmel → … → San Jose Airport
4 stops
Carmel
09:00
Monterey Bay Aquarium
10:00
Cannery Row
13:00
San Jose Airport
16:00
Heads Up
- 1. Book Hearst Castle and Esalen way ahead
- 2. Pfeiffer Beach road is unmarked — watch for Sycamore Canyon
- 3. Point Lobos fills by 10am, go early