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Pacific Coast Drive

A 7-day all-road trip down the West Coast, keeping the pace easy and the ocean close.


Route: Seattle → Olympia → Vancouver, WA → Portland → Eugene → Redwood National and State Parks → Crescent City → Avenue of the Giants → Mendocino → San Francisco → Santa Cruz → Monterey → Big Sur → Santa Barbara → Malibu → Santa Monica → San Diego → Cabrillo → Coronado
Primary area: West Coast of the United States
✅ 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.
7days
24stops
651drive km
Heads Up

Book the Monterey/Santa Barbara nights early if you're traveling on a weekend

fuel up before long coastal gaps

keep a little cash or card buffer for parking in beach towns

Day 2: 7h driving — plan rest stops

Day 3: 7h driving — plan rest stops

Day 5: 9h driving — plan rest stops

Day 2: 12h driving — plan rest stops

Day 3: 6h 25m driving — plan rest stops

1
Seattle to Portland coastward start
4 stops · 17m · 17km
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2
Portland to Northern California redwoods
4 stops · 12h · 1500km
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3
Redwoods to San Francisco Bay
3 stops · 3h 55m · 359km
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4
San Francisco to Monterey coast
3 stops · 1h 39m · 128km
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5
Monterey to Los Angeles via Big Sur
4 stops · 30m · 31km
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6
Santa Barbara to San Diego coast run
3 stops · 1h 12m · 106km
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7
San Diego to the border and final coast finish
3 stops · 33m · 27km
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