PCH 1 Travel Advisory: HIGHWAY 1 IS OPEN! Yes Pacific Coast Highway 1 (PCH 1) and most businesses including Ragged Point Inn Ocean View Resort and Hearst Castle as well as Big Sur Highway 1 businesses are open. Care should always be used when traveling in this area but now is a great time to go. Most of the fire damage is in the Big Sur backcountry; the fire is totally out and the air is clean again as of this fire report August 18, 2008.
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Big Sur Basin Complex Fire Park and Trail Closures
Status of Public Lands and Recreation Facilities: 08/18/08
- Most Big Sur Businesses on Pacific Coast Highway and all Ragged Point Resort Businesses and Ragged Point Trail Are Open. Ventana Inn & Spa is scheduled to reopen September 1 but the Ceilo will be closed longer call 831.233.8208 for Ventana updates.
- Day use picnic areas are open on the Big Sur coast along Highway 1 including Pfeiffer Beach, Mill Creek, Sand Dollar Beach, Jade Cove Beach, Willow Creek and San Carpoforo Beach. Camping is prohibited at these sites. Wood campfires and charcoal barbecues are prohibited, but gas stoves are permitted.
- Andrew Molera State Park is open for day use only at the main park entrance on the west side of Highway 1. The Creamery Meadow, Bluff, Panoramic, Ridge, River trail system and Molera Beach west of Highway 1 are open.
- Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park will be open for camping starting Friday, July 25. The Buzzard’s Roost Trail on the west side of Highway 1 is open. No other trails at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park are open.
- Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park remains closed until further notice; however, Partington Cove on the west side of Highway 1 is open.
- Limekiln State Park is open for day use and camping. Call (831) 667-2403 for further information.
- All other State Parks in the fire area (this is not Hearst Castle, Or Hearst San Simeon State Park or Hearst San Simeon State Beaches) remain closed until further notice. Call the Big Sur Station at (831) 667-2315 for additional information.
- The Santa Lucia Recreation Residence Tract in Los Padres National Forest is closed to public entry. Permit holders may contact the King City office of the Monterey District at (831) 385-5434 for access information.
The Monterey Ranger District remains closed to all public entry until further notice. The only exceptions to the closure are Kirk Creek Campground, Plaskett Creek Campground, Arroyo Seco Campground and the following designated day use areas: Pfeiffer Beach, Mill Creek, Sand Dollar, Jade Cove Beach, Willow Creek and San Carpoforo Beach. Forestry Department Offical Closure Order and Official Forestry Department News Release.
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