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Big Sur · 1 day
Experience the quintessential California road trip along Highway 1. This journey captures the dramatic meeting of land and sea, featuring iconic bridges, redwood canyons, and the famous purple sands of the Pacific coast.
1days
4stops
40km
Day 1: Bixby Creek Bridge → … → McWay Falls
34min · 40km4 stops
Bixby Creek Bridge
09:00 – 11:00
12min · 19km
Pfeiffer Big Sur
12:00 – 14:00
10min · 1.8km
Pfeiffer Beach
15:00 – 17:00
12min · 19km
McWay Falls
17:00 – 19:00
Heads Up
- 1. Check Caltrans Highway 1 conditions for active landslides or road closures south of Big Sur.
- 2. Cell service is extremely limited; download offline maps before departing Monterey or Carmel.
- 3. Parking at Pfeiffer Beach is limited and often fills up by midday; arrive early or late afternoon.
- 4. Bring layers as coastal fog (the 'Marine Layer') can cause sudden temperature drops.