AreaBig Sur Village, Big Sur
Best timeAll year
Price$$
From LAAbout 253 mi
Trips that include it
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StayBig Sur Village
Glen Oaks Big SurBig Sur · $$$$Cabins and cottages under the redwoods by the river.
SightPfeiffer Big Sur
Pfeiffer BeachBig Sur · $Purple-streaked sand and the Keyhole Arch.
FoodBig Sur
NepentheBig Sur · $$$Cliff-top terrace restaurant 800 feet above the ocean.
SightNorth Big Sur
Bixby Creek BridgeBig Sur · $The classic Big Sur photo.
SightJulia Pfeiffer Burns
McWay FallsBig Sur · $A waterfall that drops straight onto a hidden beach.
SightSan Simeon
Piedras Blancas Elephant SealsBig Sur · $Hundreds of elephant seals on the beach, right off the highway.
EventSan Simeon
Elephant seal pupping seasonBirths peak in JanuaryThe beach fills with newborn pups and very loud males.