Big Sur California PCH 1 Vacation Drive Photo, mile 57 Coast Gallery Big Sur California Art Gallery.
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The California Condor is one of the world's rarest bird species. As of March 2010, there are 349 condors known to be living, including 180 in the wild. They have been reintroduced into the wild in Big Sur and these giant beauties are often spotted along this stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway 1 near the Coast Art Gallery. The wingspan of adult male California Condors approaches 10 feet.
Click to enlarge this picture Coast Art Gallery Building Photo
Photo Information: Big Sur Coast Art Gallery is historic and architectural landmark built from old recycled redwood water tanks. The gallery displays and sells from local artist and notable artists and craftsmen from around the globe. Coast Gallery features six galleries and a Henry Miller Art Museum.
As highway 1 takes you through the Redwood Forests of the Big Sur River Valley you come upon a number of clusters of little business areas all within a few miles of each other. They are all wonderful in their own ways and vary slightly but the one thing they have in common is they are there for you and have been for many years to do their best to serve the Pacific Coast Highway traveler and they generally do that well. Each is like a mini-resort or private campground offering a smorgasbord of traveler/vacationer facilities and services. If you stop and where you stop and what you do can depend on many things. What time of year it is, what are your needs and desires and what your budget i$.
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If you are looking for a place to stay this website has a guide to all the Big Sur Hotel Lodgings, personally I prefer the Big Sur Campgrounds. If you are planning on being hungry during your trip there is a Guide to All the Big Sur Restaurants but I must say my favorite Big Sir Restaurant for breakfast is Ragged Point Inn Restaurant and for lunch or dinner it is Nepenthe.
The Big Sur Valley Businesses fall along the highway in this order:
- You Are Here: Mile 57: Coast Gallery
- TOLL FREE 800-797-6869 - Mile 60: Deetjen's Big Sur Inn / Henry Miller Library / Nepenthe
- Mile 61: Post Ranch Inn / Ventana Inn & Spa
- Mile 62: Big Sur Center, Deli, Grocery, Post Office (Big Sur Beach turn off to Sycamore Canyon Rd)
- Mile 63: Big Sur Ranger Station / Big Sur Lodge / Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park
- Mile 64: Fernwood Resort
- Mile 65: Ripplewood Resort / Glen Oaks
- Mile 65: Riverside Campground & Cabins
- Mile 65: Big Sur Campground and Cabins
- Mile 65: Big Sur River Inn
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In 2008 the wildfire came uncomfortably close to the Big Sur Coast Art Gallery
- Distance from San Simeon CA: 57 miles; Mileage to Carmel: 31 miles
- Scenic Big Sur Pacific Coast Highway 1 Mile Marker: MON 40.9
- Latitude & Longitude: Lat N 36° 12.107 Lon W 121° 43.522
