![]() You might want to stop at the deli either way to load up on campsite supplies for later. If you’re lucky enough to be in Big Sur for two days, make sure you try both. It’s always a debacle to decide whether to eat a sandwich from the Big Sur Deli or a burrito from the Big Sur River Inn General Store. You can also walk out to a nice beach after your hike by taking an extra 1-mile path at the end of the trail. ![]() Plus, if you take a marked side trail, you might even find a hidden beach with waterfalls and patches of purple sand you never know. There are a number of routes in this park that are less difficult and almost as beautiful, but the ocean view from the Bluff trail is outstanding. This trail requires a river crossing, so be careful and bring your water sandals. If you want to really work up a sweat and get sweeping views of the coastline, go a little further south to Andrew Molera State Park and take the 8.8-mile Bluff-Panorama-Ridge Trails Loop. Legend has it that Robert Louis Stevenson’s inspiration for Treasure Island was Point Lobos. Wander around the relatively flat trails to find sunbathing harbor seals, pebbled beaches, and coves with strikingly turquoise waters (if it’s sunny). If you want a low-key, easier hike, head to Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. You’ll experience a lot of the Big Sur allure with these key stops over the course of a day or two.Īfter you’ve fueled up (both your stomach and the van), go for a hike. However, if you have other places to see while you’re in California and you’re not sure Big Sur fits into your itinerary, know that it can! If you still want to experience the Big Sur magic but don’t have tons of time, pick up your Escape Campervan in San Francisco and head south. You could happily spend weeks exploring the region’s varied offerings. ![]() “The 1” here is dappled intermittently with eateries, unique shops, hiking trails, state parks, campgrounds, cabin hotels, residential communities, and even a few very fancy resorts that you can’t really see from the road. It kind of is all that, but Big Sur is not just one town or one park or one beach it’s a big stretch of the California coast-more than 80 miles of Highway 1 winding between the Pacific Ocean and the peaks that look down on it. Before I’d been there myself, I thought of Big Sur as a redwood-forested mountain town sitting quietly on the beach mostly inhabited by yogis on retreat, surf bros, and indie rockers living vanlife while penning new albums. They’re often surprised when they see what Big Sur actually is. Many of Big Sur’s visitors have some idea about its lore passed down from their hippie parents, the Beat writers, or Don Draper. ![]()
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