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Pacific Coast Drive
A 7-day driving-only coastal run down the US West Coast, with Marriott-friendly stay areas each night.
7days
28stops
Day 1: Seattle to Oregon coast
4 stops
Seattle waterfront
09:00
Astoria Riverwalk
12:00
Cannon Beach
15:30
Tillamook Coast
17:30
Day 2: Oregon sea stacks and lighthouses
3 stops
Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area
10:30
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
13:30
Newport Historic Bayfront
17:00
Day 3: Oregon dunes to redwoods
4 stops
Newport
08:30
Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area
11:30
Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor
14:30
Crescent City Harbor
17:30
Day 4: Redwoods and Mendocino coast
4 stops
Crescent City
08:00
Jedediah Smith Redwoods
09:00
Avenue of the Giants
13:30
Mendocino
17:30
Day 5: Mendocino to San Francisco
4 stops
Depart: Mendocino
09:00
Mendocino Headlands
10:00
Point Reyes National Seashore
13:30
Golden Gate Bridge Vista Point
17:30
Day 6: Big Sur coast drive
4 stops
San Francisco
08:30
Santa Cruz Wharf
10:30
Monterey Bay / Cannery Row
13:30
Big Sur Coast / Bixby Creek Bridge
17:00
Day 7: Central Coast to Los Angeles
4 stops
Monterey / Carmel
07:30
Hearst Castle / San Simeon coast
10:30
Santa Barbara Waterfront
14:30
Santa Monica Pier
17:30
Heads Up
- 1. Marriott-family hotels are easy in Seattle, Portland-area towns, San Francisco, Monterey, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles; they're thinner on the rural Oregon/Northern California coast, so book those nights early and be flexible on exact town.
- 2. Day 4: 6h15 driving — plan rest stops
- 3. Day 7: 6h45 driving — plan rest stops
- 4. Day 4: 5h 54m driving — plan rest stops
- 5. Day 7: 7h 53m driving — plan rest stops