Plan on spending a day at Hearst castle though; unless you don't mind blitzing through it. Highway 1 is absolutely gorgeous. Take your time and pull over at the Vista Points. Absolutely stunning. I make the run up from LA to Big Sur a few times a year, and take the 1 as much as I can.
Stop at Point Lobos park. It doesn't look like much until you get inside. It will be near the start of your journey. Some of the best coastline I have seen. Charlie Stephens
Perfect timing. when you get to Ventura cut over hwy 126 to Lake Castaic and attend our Cruise to the Lake Car show. More info here: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=432665
before you leave the SF area you might want to visit Roy Brizio's shop...in South SF and if you want to venture off the 1 in the Monterey area swing by Salinas and visit Rod Powell's shop...maybe Cole Foster and or the Deadend magazine guys...all in Salinas...oh yea Don Orozco on hwy 68...have a good trip...
If you stay on the 1 all the way through, eat at The Far Western in Guadalupe. Great grub, lots of History of early Central Coast www.farwesterntavern.com Tattoo, go to Copper Coffin in Santa Maria, owner Jimmy Coffin , great artist , can do everything from Traditional Japanese style, pin up, old school Stop in Ventura , Old Gold Garage, Noble Fabrication. Main in ventura lots of cool vintage shops
NEPENTHE ??? Really??? great view is correct... You can also get a $25.00 hamburger...Overpriced. There are other cool spots along the drive to stop that have great views without the price gouging.. Jason.
http://santacruzskatepark.blogspot.com/ If you want an easy one; Derby Park in Santa Cruz http://maps.google.com/maps/place?c...ark&hnear=Derby+Park&cid=12998672806496191775 Don't forget the Boardwalk.You have to ride the Giant Dipper! http://www.beachboardwalk.com/ Monterey,Pacific Grove,Pebble Beach, Carmel By-the-Sea and down to Big Sur is an absolute MUST see. Take the first Del Monte Blvd to Lighthouse to 17 mile Drive.... You'll thank me later..... http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&c...code_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBIQ8gEwAA Here's a video of the sights.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2dnDp_av-I
Kensey, what is your ETA ? Narlee, It's the Moss landing cafe. Red and white building, right on the highway,south side of town. Almost the last building in Moss landing... 61 tbird, and primerdave...maybe you guys can come out and eat(A mini HAMB get together) I'm buying... Dave
Out of the way, but Yosemite is the ultimate "half pipe". EVERYONE should see Yosemite. But on Hwy 1, Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel are awesome and Clint Eastwood's restaurant is great, with reasonable prices. We usually stay at Ragged Point near San Simeon (Hearst Castle) which is awesome. In Santa Barbara, we like the Pacific Crest Motel which is a short walk from the water. In 2006, we rented a Hemi Charger for the drive from LA to SF and I was impressed with the car, 22mpg wasn't bad either. The NHRA Museum in Pomona is a must, and Bob's Big Boy in Burbank is okay on a Friday nite. We had intended to go to the March Meet at Bakersfield, but it got rained out, the only time since 1959... just our luck. In SF, we did our own Bullitt Tour, retracing the scenes in the movie. At the top of the hill on York St where Steve McQueen becomes the pursuer, there was a hotrodder with lots of *****in rods and friends with rods. A lot of the locations in the movie still look the same. Get the scoop at http://www.ponysite.de/bullitt.htm On our next trip, I wanna do a garage crawl, so I appreciate the hints here in this thread. BTW, does anyone know to get invited to tour Jay Leno's garage?
highway 1 kicks ***! stop at big sur and eat at napantha! its 850feet over the ocean sit on a cliff, and they make killer burgers! i think they open at 11am. look it up on line. you'll be happy you did! and there are two light houses. one just a little north of hearst castle, its called piedras blancas, and the other is in big sur, point sur lighthouse. you wont be sorry. look it up so you see when you can visit. all this information is on line. and the monterey bay aquarium is a must! have fun!
The coast is a beautiful drive because of the desolation. You have the Pacific Ocean on one side and a nearly shear mountain range on the other. Sometimes you don't se another person or car for miles. A word of caution. There are some turn outs along there near Big Sur with side roads that go down the cliffs a ways. It's pretty and serene and great for taking pictures, but, sometimes there may be a hobo camp down those side roads. I and Wife ran into one once accidentally and luckily ran out of it faster than they could. If you aren't a hobo, or the local sheriff or CHP, you don't want to be anywhere near a hobo camp. It's OK, just stay aware of your surroundings and who may be surrounding you.
YOu gotta check out Venice beach's "Board Walk". There is a great littel local spot called "Venice Bistro" its on the beach a little further up from the Jim Morrison wall art.. Great nachos and Ice cold beer..... http://www.thevenicebistro.com Theres muscle beach, lots of cool stores and the ladies, oh, the ladies..... Dave
Ditto on the Santa Cruz boardwalk, very "old-timey." Grab a br*** ring on the Carousel and ride the coaster.
Any more info on this route as were doing the same in September. thanks for the usefull info so far . . Keith
Here's a couple of shots of hwy 1 south of Carmel . I'd also recommend Jockos' in Nipomo CA, for a great steak. Nothin fancy ,just good food and drink ! If you find yourself staying in San Luis Obispo, you might try staying at the Peach Tree Inn , Some very nice owners . Have a great trip !!
That's my favorite drive.........in the world. You can spend a week doing it and not take it all in! Megan's (ChevyGirlRox) thread is a perfect guide to follow too. Here's a few of my memories........... <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From Our Deuce Collection</td></tr></table> <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From Christmas Card Photos 2007</td></tr></table> <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From Christmas Card Photos 2007</td></tr></table>
CA State Hwy 1 is one of the great drives in the world (trust me, I do a lot of travel). Definitely check out Solvang, the wineries (so says the teatotaller), and drop into Anderson's Soup (***uming it's stlll around) for a bowl of split pea soup).
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