The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop

← CaliforniaMonterey & Carmel

Day444

Day 444 — 17-Mile Drive & Big Sur — Monterey & Carmel

Full day7h planned

418Balboa Park 419Harbor & Coronado 420La Jolla 421Up to the desert 422Joshua Tree 423Palm Springs 424West to Los Angeles 425Hollywood 426Art & the Beach 427Downtown & the Studios 428Free Day 429Up the coast 430Santa Barbara 431The Central Coast 432East to Death Valley 433Below Sea Level 434West to the Sierra 435The Giant Forest 436Kings Canyon 437North to Yosemite 438Yosemite Valley 439Glacier Point & the Mist Trail 440Sequoias & the High Country 441Free Day 442West to the coast 443Monterey Bay 44417-Mile Drive & Big Sur 445Inland to Pinnacles 446Caves & Condors 447North to San Francisco 448The Golden Gate 449Alcatraz & the Wharf 450Cable Cars & Hills 451Free Day 452Up to the capital 453Capitol & Gold Rush 454West to wine country 455Napa Valley 456Sonoma & Calistoga 457East to Lake Tahoe 458The Lake 459Reno, Carson City & the Comstock 460Free Day 461Northwest to Lassen 462Fire & Steam 463West to the coast 464Bluffs & Glass Beach 465North to the redwoods 466The Tall Trees 467Fern Canyon & the Coast 468North into Oregon

Cypress, Carmel, and the cliffs.

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM· 3h
17-Mile Drive & Carmel-by-the-SeaLandmarks & MonumentsAnchor
Pebble Beach, the Lone Cypress, and the storybook cottages and galleries of Carmel.
17-Mile Dr, Pebble Beach, CA
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM· 4h
Big Sur: Bixby Bridge & McWay FallsOutdoor & Water ActivitiesAnchor
Drive Highway 1 south past the iconic Bixby Bridge to the waterfall-onto-the-beach at McWay Falls.
Bring: layers
Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur, CA