2 DAYS

60 MILES/95KM

GREAT FOR...

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BEST TIME TO GO

April to May for

waterfalls and

wildflowers;

September to October

for sunny, cloudless

days.

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ESSENTIAL

PHOTO

McWay Falls dropping

into the Pacific.

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BEST FOR

FAMILIES

Pfeiffer Big Sur State

Park for camping,

cabins and easy hikes.

FRANK LUKASSECK / CORBIS ©

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Big Sur^13

Nestled up against mossy redwood forests, the rocky Big Sur

coast is a secretive place. On this overnight trip, get to know it

like locals do, visiting wild beaches, waterfalls and hot springs.

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Lucia

Gorda

Bixby

Bridge

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Andrew Molera

State Park

Where condors glide

above ocean beaches

10 miles

Pfeiffer Beach

Purplish sand in a

photographer’s dream

seascape

18 miles

Julia Pfeiffer Burns

State Park

Peer out at McWay

Falls

30 miles

Pfeiffer Big Sur

State Park

Trails to tall

redwood trees

14 miles

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS