Hey guys,
Hi,
I would also be interested in the replies to this post! We are flying into Monterey, CA to golf Pebble Beach and then traveling PCH to San Diego, so some of this may be helpful to me also
thanks!
Hi I did this trip about three years ago. In answer to question 1 if u want to get there in one day take the highway straight from san fran.
Question 2. We stopped of in monterray for a couple of hours which was nice, for some scenery and food. For an overnight stop a place called San Louis Abisbo (not sure about that spelling) its a college town and the nightlife is mental.
Questin 3. Traffic around san fran is ok at that hour, its not that busy of a city for traffic. From then on its also quiet until u get to surrounding areas of LA. its mental with the amount of cars and can slow down a fair bit but u would be very unlucky to be stuck in total gridlock. The motorway is so big so it keeps moving.
Hope that was some help, Any more questions feel free
KIER
First off, Highway 1 is not for speedy travel, and since the scenery here is the attraction, you will certainly want at least 2 days for the drive. If you want to get to LA in one day, take 101 or even I-5.
Try to avoid weekend travel on the route - it gets very heavy traffic in the Monterey Peninsula area, and you could well end up in bumper-to-bumper traffic moving at 0 to 10mph!
Highway 1 merges into 101 in a few places, so you will be forced to drive on more than 1 road.
Top 3 places: Monterey Peninsula (see below), Big Sur and Hearst Castle
Monterey - Monterey Aquarium
Carmel - Carmel Village (shopping, restaurants, 17mile drive, Pebble Beach & other golf courses)
Pt. Lobos State Park - Nature reserve, tidepools
(The Coast north of San Francisco is equally scenic through Western Marin and Sonoma Counties - you can connect eastward to the Napa/Sonoma Wine Valleys)
[ 04-Feb-2011, at 08:42 by Daawgon ]
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