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Route 1 - Big Sur Coast Highway

Travel the route that hugs the California coast, providing access to austere, windswept cypress trees, fog-shrouded cliffs and the crashing surf of the Pacific Ocean. Views include rugged canyons, towering redwoods, sea lions, and other marine life.

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Getting to the Byway:

Oakland International Airport, CA
* Head southeast on Airport Drive. * Continue onto 98th Avenue. * Merge onto I-880 S. * Take exit 4-B to merge onto US-101 S toward Los Angeles. * Take the ramp to Monterey/Peninsula. * Merge onto CA-156 W. * Continue onto CA-1 S. * Take exit 399A toward CA-68 W toward Pacific Grove/Pebble Beach. * Slight left at CA-68 E. * Take the 1st right onto 17 Mile Drive.

San Francisco International Airport, CA
* Merge onto US-101 south. * Merge onto CA-156. * Merge onto CA-1 south. * The byway begins on CA-1 in the city of Carmel-By-The-Sea.

San Jose International Airport, CA
* Head southeast on Terminal Drive toward Airport Pkwy. * Continue onto Airport Blvd. * Continue onto Angelo Way. * Turn left at Airport Blvd. * Turn right to merge onto CA-87 S onto I-280/Downtown. * Take exit 1A for State 85 S toward Gilroy. * Merge onto CA-85 S. * Merge onto US-101 S. * Take the ramp to Monterey/Peninsula. * Merge onto CA-156 W. * Continue onto CA-1 S. * Take exit 399A for CA-68 W toward Pacific Grove/Pebble Beach. * Slight left at CA-68 E. * Take the first right onto 17 Mile Dr.

San Francisco, CA
* Get on US-101 south. * Merge onto CA-156. * Merge onto CA-1 south. * The byway begins on CA-1 in the city of Carmel-By-The-Sea.

Navigating the Byway:
* Start at the San Luis Obispo County line, just north of Ragged Point Vista on State Hwy. 1/Cabrillo Hwy. * Drive north on State Hwy. 1/Cabrillo Hwy. to Ocean Ave in Carmel, CA, where the byway ends.

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