The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states

← CaliforniaMonterey & Carmel

Day543

Day 543 — 17-Mile Drive & Big Sur — Monterey & Carmel

Full day7h planned

516Balboa Park 517Harbor & Coronado 518La Jolla 519Free Day 520Up to the desert 521Joshua Tree 522Palm Springs 523Free Day 524West to Los Angeles 525Hollywood 526Art & the Beach 527Downtown & the Studios 528Free Day 529Up the coast 530Santa Barbara 531The Central Coast 532Free Day 533Inland to the Sierra 534The Giant Forest 535Kings Canyon 536North to Yosemite 537Yosemite Valley 538Glacier Point & the Mist Trail 539Sequoias & the High Country 540Free Day 541West to the coast 542Monterey Bay 54317-Mile Drive & Big Sur 544Free Day 545Inland to Pinnacles 546Caves & Condors 547North to San Francisco 548The Golden Gate 549Alcatraz & the Wharf 550Cable Cars & Hills 551Free Day 552Up to the capital 553Capitol & Gold Rush 554Free Day 555West to wine country 556Napa Valley 557Sonoma & Calistoga 558Free Day 559East to Lake Tahoe 560The Lake 561Carson City, the Comstock & Reno 562Free Day 563Northwest to Lassen 564Fire & Steam 565West to the coast 566Bluffs & Glass Beach 567Free Day 568North to the redwoods 569The Tall Trees 570Fern Canyon & the Coast 571North 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

What the colours mean

On this day

Landmarks & Monuments1
Outdoor & Water Activities1

And how much each one matters

AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
Worth itDo most of these
BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here