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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.
7days
24stops
Day 1: Depart → … → Portland waterfront
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Olympia Capitol Campus
12:00
Columbia River waterfront
15:30
Portland waterfront
17:30
Day 2: Depart → … → Crescent City harbor
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Eugene riverfront
12:30
Redwood National and State Parks
16:30
Crescent City harbor
18:00
Day 3: Avenue of the Giants → Mendocino town → San Francisco waterfront
3 stops
Avenue of the Giants
11:30
Mendocino town
15:30
San Francisco waterfront
18:00
Day 4: Golden Gate Bridge vista → Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk → Monterey Bay waterfront
3 stops
Golden Gate Bridge vista
10:00
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
13:00
Monterey Bay waterfront
16:30
Day 5: Depart → … → Santa Barbara waterfront
4 stops
Depart
09:00
Bixby Creek Bridge
10:30
Pfeiffer Big Sur
13:00
Santa Barbara waterfront
18:00
Day 6: Malibu coastline → Santa Monica Pier → La Jolla Cove
3 stops
Malibu coastline
11:30
Santa Monica Pier
14:30
La Jolla Cove
18:00
Day 7: Balboa Park → Cabrillo National Monument → Coronado Beach
3 stops
Balboa Park
10:00
Cabrillo National Monument
13:00
Coronado Beach
16:30
Heads Up
- 1. Book the Monterey/Santa Barbara nights early if you're traveling on a weekend
- 2. fuel up before long coastal gaps
- 3. keep a little cash or card buffer for parking in beach towns
- 4. Day 2: 7h driving — plan rest stops
- 5. Day 3: 7h driving — plan rest stops
- 6. Day 5: 9h driving — plan rest stops
- 7. Day 2: 12h driving — plan rest stops
- 8. Day 3: 6h 25m driving — plan rest stops