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Pacific Coast 5D (Copy)
I’d do this as a relaxed 5-day drive down the classic Pacific Coast Highway, reading “5d” as 5 days: San Francisco to Los Angeles with ocean time, redwoods, Big Sur cliffs, and beach-town evenings.
Route: San Francisco → Half Moon Bay State Beach → Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk → Monterey Old Fisherman's Wharf → 17-Mile Drive → Point Lobos State Natural Reserve → Bixby Creek Bridge → McWay Falls → Elephant Seal Vista Point → Morro Rock → Pismo Beach Pier → Solvang → Santa Barbara Waterfront → Ventura Pier and Promenade → Malibu Pier → Santa Monica Pier
Primary area: California Coast
✅ Current month (May) is in this region's prime season. PCH best Apr-May & Sep-Oct (clear, mild). Big Sur landslides occasionally close Hwy 1 Dec-Mar — verify daily.
5days
17stops
77drive km
Heads Up
1
SF to Monterey Bay
3 stops · 13m · 7km
2
17-Mile Drive & Big Sur
3 stops · 50m · 70km
3
Big Sur to Paso Robles Coast
4 stops · 2h 27m · 170km
4
Central Coast Beach Towns
4 stops · 2h 5m · 176km
5
Santa Barbara to LA
3 stops · 1h 43m · 138km