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Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur

Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur

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Created by Thomas Dori • Updated On: June 26, 2017
Pleasure Point is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

1. Pleasure Point

9.5
E Cliff Dr (at 36th Ave), Santa Cruz, CA
Beach · 13 tips and reviews
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

2. Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

9.4
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park (Hwy 9), Santa Cruz, CA
State or Provincial Park · 33 tips and reviews
West Cliff Drive is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

3. West Cliff Drive

9.4
West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA
Scenic Lookout · Westside · 20 tips and reviews
Verve Coffee Roasters is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

4. Verve Coffee Roasters

9.1
1540 Pacific Ave (at Front St), Santa Cruz, CA
Coffee Shop · Downtown Santa Cruz · 127 tips and reviews
Natural Bridges State Beach is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

5. Natural Bridges State Beach

9.2
2531 W Cliff Dr (at Crespi Ct), Santa Cruz, CA
State or Provincial Park · Westside · 45 tips and reviews
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

6. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

8.5
400 Beach Street (btw Riverside Ave & Cliff St), Santa Cruz, CA
Pedestrian Plaza · Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk · 186 tips and reviews
Pono Hawaiian Grill at The Reef Bar is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

7. Pono Hawaiian Grill at The Reef Bar

120 Union St (Cedar street), Santa Cruz, CA
Hawaiian Restaurant · Downtown Santa Cruz · 59 tips and reviews
Del Monte Beach is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

8. Del Monte Beach

9.0
Monterey, CA
Beach · 14 tips and reviews
Monterey Bay Coastal Trail is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

9. Monterey Bay Coastal Trail

8.3
Monterey Bay Coastal Trail, Monterey, CA
Hiking Trail · Old Monterey Business District · 20 tips and reviews
Big Sur is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

10. Big Sur

9.2
Pacific Coast Highway, Big Sur, CA
Other Great Outdoors · 38 tips and reviews
Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

11. Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

8.7
65084 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA
State or Provincial Park · 23 tips and reviews
Pfeiffer Beach is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

12. Pfeiffer Beach

9.0
Sycamore Canyon Road Big Sur (at Highway 1), Big Sur, CA
Beach · 32 tips and reviews
Hurricane Point is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

13. Hurricane Point

9.1
Cabrillo Hwy (CA-1), Carmel, CA
Scenic Lookout · 6 tips and reviews
Esalen Institute is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

14. Esalen Institute

8.1
55000 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA
Hot Spring · 21 tips and reviews
McWay Falls is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

15. McWay Falls

8.8
Cabrillo Hwy, Big Sur, CA
Waterfall · 23 tips and reviews
Nepenthe is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

16. Nepenthe

8.2
48510 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA
New American Restaurant · 126 tips and reviews
Henry Miller Memorial Library is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

17. Henry Miller Memorial Library

8.0
48603 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA
Bookstore · 10 tips and reviews
Pfeiffer Falls is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

18. Pfeiffer Falls

8.0
Big Sur, CA
Hiking Trail · 6 tips and reviews
Big Sur Roadhouse is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

19. Big Sur Roadhouse

8.1
47080 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA
American Restaurant · 25 tips and reviews
Big Sur Bakery is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

20. Big Sur Bakery

8.3
47540 CA-1, Big Sur, CA
Bakery · 69 tips and reviews
Treebones Resort is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

21. Treebones Resort

8.6
71895 Highway 1, Big Sur, CA
Bed and Breakfast · 19 tips and reviews
Sykes Hot Springs is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

22. Sykes Hot Springs

46969-46977 Cabrillo Hwy (big sur station), Coastal, CA
Hot Spring · 3 tips and reviews
Bixby Creek Bridge is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

23. Bixby Creek Bridge

27602 Highway 1 (at Old Coast Rd), Big Sur, CA
Bridge · 32 tips and reviews

Divya M.Divya Mulanjur: One of the most beautiful sights of the world. Take the dirt road , coast road just north of bixby bridge for that perfect shot of the bridge.

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

24. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

9.3
47225 Pfeiffer Big Sur (at Cabrillo Hwy), Big Sur, CA
State or Provincial Park · 28 tips and reviews

Lindsay B.Lindsay Brooke: The hike up the mountain - not the one to the water fall- is amazing through the red wood trees. Challenging and rewarding.

The Penny Ice Creamery is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

25. The Penny Ice Creamery

9.0
913 Cedar St (at Locust St.), Santa Cruz, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Downtown Santa Cruz · 75 tips and reviews
Cowell's Surf Shop is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

26. Cowell's Surf Shop

7.3
Santa Cruz, CA
Sporting Goods Retail · No tips or reviews
Verve Coffee Roasters is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

27. Verve Coffee Roasters

9.4
104 Bronson St #19 (at Hall St), Santa Cruz, CA
Coffee Shop · Eastside · 31 tips and reviews
Mavericks Beach is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

28. Mavericks Beach

9.1
Princeton-by-the-Sea, CA
Surf Spot · 28 tips and reviews
Naschmarkt is one of Roadtrip: SF to Big Sur.

29. Naschmarkt

8.6
384 E Campbell Ave (Central), Campbell, CA
Austrian Restaurant · Downtown Campbell · 32 tips and reviews