Destination Guide: Big Sur, Pebble Beach, & Carmel
Before You Go:
Currency: US dollar
Plugs: The US uses A and B plugs, and operates on a 120V voltageย
Time zone: Pacific Daylight Time
When to visit: ย Highway 1 is beautiful to visit year round. ย High season is April-October. ย
How many days:ย 5-7 days.
Language: English
Nearest airport: Monterey airport (regional) or San Francisco (2 hrs away), San Jose (75 min away), and Oakland (2 hrs away).
Getting around:ย Access to a car is a must in order to explore everything there is to see along Highway 1.ย
Local history: Spanish explorers sailed past Big Sur in 1542. ย It remained a Spanish (and then Mexican) territory until 1848.
Fun fact: Electricity was not possible in Big Sur until the 1950โs!
Where I Roamed:
July 10, 2020 6:46 pm
Big Sur and Pebble Beach
- Distance Instructions
Label
- Distance 68 miles
- Time 2 h 0 min
- Speed 36 mph
- Min altitude 13 ft
- Peak 965 ft
- Climb 7133 ft
- Descent 6929 ft
