CA-1 Highway (Pacific Coast Highway)
There’s an unwritten law that states: “One may not live in the state of CA and simply NOT drive the PCH.” For valid reason too.
We decided to humor everyone that raves about this drive and took on the Pacific Coast Highway. Turns out, the road is legit! It ended up being one of our favorite road trips of all time. Not only were there great views, THE ENTIRE WAY, but there’s so many different cities that you can pop in and out of along the way. Unfortunately, our time was limited on the route up to SF so we didn’t have too much time to explore endlessly; however, we made as many stops as possible. Let’s recap, shall we?
We cheated a little bit and stayed the night in Ventura to get a 4 hour head start on our day. Doesn't sound that pressing, but when you’re trying to visit/explore/tour more than 10 cities in 16 hours, every. Second. Counts. Here's how our trip went:
San Diego, CA (Starting Point)
Ventura, CA (Resting Point)
San Luis Obispo, CA (Gas point and apparently Car Wash Point)
Morro Bay, CA
McWay Falls
Bixby Bridge
Santa Cruz
Mystery Spot
San Francisco
We made our trip up the CA-1 in literally 3 days and it was manageable but we'd absolutely recommend taking your time with this drive. We're talking a full week, plus some, kind of time. Trust us - it is beyond worth it. There's truly so many things you can do and see on this route - to this day, we're continuously learning about a lot of the stops, views, trails, etc. that we missed out on since we didn't have the time to truly take on the 1. But you bet your bottom dollar we will be re-visiting this scenic route very soon!
Have you been on the CA-1 before? What was your favorite pit stop?
