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Pacific Coast Highway Slow Burn
This is the classic California dream—taking the PCH (Highway 1) the way it was meant to be seen: slow, salty, and with the windows down.
5days
15stops
602km
Day 1: San Francisco → Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk → Monterey Bay Aquarium
2h 16min · 189km3 stops
San Francisco
10:00
1h 22min · 118km
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
13:00
54min · 71km
Monterey Bay Aquarium
16:00
Day 2: 17-Mile Drive → Bixby Creek Bridge → Pfeiffer Big Sur
45min · 39km3 stops
17-Mile Drive
09:30
15min · 8.3km
Bixby Creek Bridge
12:00
30min · 30km
Pfeiffer Big Sur
14:30
Day 3: Elephant Seal Vista Point → Hearst Castle → Moonstone Beach
1h 43min · 105km3 stops
Elephant Seal Vista Point
10:30
1h 35min · 97km
Hearst Castle
13:00
8min · 8.1km
Moonstone Beach
16:00
Day 4: Morro Rock → Solvang → Old Mission Santa Barbara
1h 56min · 167km3 stops
Morro Rock
10:00
31min · 37km
Solvang
12:30
1h 25min · 130km
Old Mission Santa Barbara
15:30
Day 5: Ventura Pier → El Matador State Beach → Santa Monica Pier
1h 13min · 102km3 stops
Ventura Pier
10:00
35min · 49km
El Matador State Beach
13:00
38min · 53km
Santa Monica Pier
16:00