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Classic road trip · California

Pacific Coast Highway

Distance
1,067 mi
Drive time
25 h
States
1
Stops
71 of 94 mapped
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The route · stop by stop
  2. 2
    Mission Beach
  3. 3
    Pacific Beach
  4. 4
    La Jolla
    Known for a scenic sea cove
  5. 5
    Torrey Pines State Park
    Cliffside trails down to the beach · Scenic alternative to I-5
  18. 18
    Palos Verdes
    Ocean cliffs and tidepools · Highway skirts just north of it
  23. 23
    Los Angeles International Airport
    Route passes directly under a runway · Nearby onramp floods in heavy rain, causing delays
  30. 30
    Point Mugu State Park
  31. 31
    Mugu Rock
    Rock formation created by the road cut through the mountain
  38. 38
    Gaviota State Park
    Point where Highway 1 splits away from US-101 again
  48. 48
    Big Sur
    Very scenic cliffside stretch · Isolated area with long gaps between other roads
  49. 49
    Bixby Creek Bridge
    Well-known scenic bridge crossing
  50. 50
    Rocky Creek Bridge
    Less famous bridge near Bixby Creek
  53. 53
    Seaside
  55. 55
    Elkhorn Slough
    Near Castroville; road narrows to two lanes here
  64. 64
    Golden Gate Park
    Route passes through as 19th Avenue then Park Presidio Blvd
  65. 65
    Presidio
    Route merges back with US-101 here
  66. 66
    Golden Gate Bridge
    Iconic crossing of San Francisco Bay into Marin County
  68. 68
    Marin Headlands
  71. 71
    Point Reyes Station
  73. 73
    Valley Ford
    Brief inland detour before rejoining the coast
  82. 82
    Rockport
    Small town after which the highway breaks away from the coast
  83. 83
    Leggett
    Highway 1 ends here at US-101
  85. 85
    Humboldt Redwoods State Park
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Route structure sourced from the Wikivoyage guide (CC BY-SA 4.0). Roads, distances, and drive times computed by the Byway routing engine.