Big Sur California PCH 1 Vacation Drive Photo Mile 62, turn off for Pfeiffer State Beach Big Sur

Click to enlarge this picture Pfeiffer Beach Trail

Photo Information: photograph of cypress lined trail that leads from the parking lot to the Pfeiffer State Beach

The turnoff for the Pfeiffer State Beach can be easily missed, watch for it, it is Sycamore Canyon Road 0.6 miles south of Big Sur Station and immediately north of the Highway 1 bridge over Pfeiffer Canyon. This is a one-lane paved road for 2.5 miles down to Pfeiffer Beach; take care and yield the right of way to uphill traffic; RVs and trailers are not recommended on this narrow road. It is open 7 days a week year around 9AM to 8PM there is a small charge per vehicle. You can call Parks Management Company for more beach information 805-434-1996.
As this stretch of highway 1 takes you briefly along the coast then turns inland taking you through the Redwood Forests up 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:

• Mile 57: Coast Gallery
• 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, YOU ARE HERE: 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

• Distance from San Simeon CA: 62 miles; Mileage to Carmel: 27 miles
• Scenic Big Sur Pacific Coast Highway 1 Mile Marker: MON 45.64
• Latitude & Longitude: Lat N 36° 14.416 Lon W 121° 46.637