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Half Moon Bay, CA
Half Moon Bay — overnight
Sunset at Mavericks. Dinner at Sam's Chowder House.
480 miles of Highway 1 from the Golden Gate to Santa Monica. Big Sur is the postcard, but the real magic is the empty bits between Cambria and Carmel. Built for travellers who can resist the urge to chase a view all the way home.
480 miles of Highway 1 from the Golden Gate to Santa Monica. Big Sur is the postcard, but the real magic is the empty bits between Cambria and Carmel. Built for travellers who can resist the urge to chase a view all the way home.
Most Pacific Coast Highway guides hand you a Google Doc, a Pinterest board, and a prayer. Trippable holds the whole route in one place — driving times that account for actual stops, fuel range, accommodation, and the photos that made you want to come in the first place.
Every stop is on the official route — none of them are detours dressed up as 'highlights'.
Sunset at Mavericks. Dinner at Sam's Chowder House.
Cannery Row at golden hour. Stay in Pacific Grove.
17-Mile Drive at sunrise. Lunch in Carmel village.
Sleep at Glen Oaks if you can get a cabin.
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Sunset at Mavericks. Dinner at Sam's Chowder House.
Cannery Row at golden hour. Stay in Pacific Grove.
17-Mile Drive at sunrise. Lunch in Carmel village.
Sleep at Glen Oaks if you can get a cabin.
Hearst Castle tour. Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas.
State Street wine tasting. Sunset at Butterfly Beach.
End at the same pier as Route 66. Fish tacos. You did it.
Pacing is the difference between a road trip and a forced march. Every leg below has been driven, paced, and adjusted.
This is the section we'd want to read. So we wrote it.
Average daytime high °F. Filled bars are go-months; outlined bars we'd avoid.
Trippable users tag photos to stops. These are the most-loved frames from the Pacific Coast Highway this season.
Drag stops around. Check driving times against your fuel range. Add the diner your friend swore by. Export to your phone with one tap.
All the major pull-offs and overlooks are on the ocean side, which is the right-hand lane heading south. Going north means u-turning every 2 miles.
Hearst Castle tour. Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas.
State Street wine tasting. Sunset at Butterfly Beach.
End at the same pier as Route 66. Fish tacos. You did it.