---
id: "2301"
name: Route 1 - Big Sur Coast Highway
distance: "72"
duration: 1.5 hours to drive or five hours to experience the byway
description: Travel the route that hugs the California coast, providing access to austere, windswept cypress trees, fog-shrouded cliffs and the crashing surf of the Pacific Ocean. Views include rugged canyons, towering redwoods, sea lions, and other marine life.
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websites:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sur_Coast_Highway
    name: Wikipedia
attractions:
  - url: https://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/
    name: Big Sur
  - url: https://www.pashnit.com/ca-hwy-1-big-sur-coast
    name: California Motorcycle Roads
  - url: https://coastgalleries.com/
    name: Coast Galleries
  - url: https://www.bigsurcalifornia.org/highway_conditions.html
    name: Highway 1 Conditions
  - url: https://www.fs.usda.gov/lospadres
    name: Los Padres National Forest
  - url: https://www.montereyinfo.org
    name: Monterey County
designations:
  - All-American Road
  - California State Scenic Byway
states:
  - CA
ll:
  - -121.345008
  - 35.794879
bounds:
  - - -121.938281
    - 35.794879
  - - -121.345008
    - 36.55595000000011

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Travel the route that hugs the California coast, providing access to austere, windswept cypress trees, fog-shrouded cliffs and the crashing surf of the Pacific Ocean. Views include rugged canyons, towering redwoods, sea lions, and other marine life.