![]() The entire drive is picturesque, with stunning views of the coastline and you'll even see the famous Pebble Beach. Most of the points of interest have walking trails, and many of them are connected, so if you're up for it, you and your dog can walk along a few points of interest, then get back in the car and drive to a new stopping point. ![]() You can choose to drive by points that don't sound interesting, or stop and park. We missed landmarks #1-3, but these didn't seem interesting enough for us to drive back several miles to view them. The map has 21 points of interest on it with short descriptions. We started our drive from Monterey, at the Pacific Grove Gate, closest to landmark #4. There are several entry points, and when you arrive you'll see a booth, pay $10, and you'll be given a map. Road often closed during golf tournaments, Fanshell Overlook and Cypress Point closed Apr-Jun to protect Harbor Seal pups.īest time to visit: An hour before sunsetĭescription: This has been called "one of the most scenic drives in the world," and although it's a private toll road, it's worth at least one visit if you've never seen it before. Parking: Free parking available at each of the 21 landmarks entrance fee is $10 to drive the private road Entrance to point of interest #1 is at: Highway 1 Gate, 17 Mile Dr, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923 Upper Anthony Chabot Regional Park (Oakland Entrance)Īddress: Pacific Grove Gate, 17 Mile Dr, Pacific Grove, CA 93950 (from Monterey). Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve For details on accommodations or Pebble Beach golf fees and tee times, call 800/877-0597.Anthony Chabot Regional Park (Lake Chabot) ![]() If you’re in the mood to splurge on wanton luxury, you can also stay overnight at either of two extremely plush golf and tennis resorts: the modern suburban-style country club of The Inn at Spanish Bay (2700 17-Mile Dr., 831/647-7500 or 800/877-0597, $740 and up), or the stately old-money Lodge at Pebble Beach (1700 17-Mile Dr., 831/624-3811 or 800/877-0597, $820 and up). ![]() Carmel’s Scenic Drive is a toll-free alternative to 17 Mile Drive. You do, however, get to stop at the lodge, where your toll will be deducted from the price of lunch or dinner. It’s definitely worth doing the drive, if only to say you have, but to be honest, the views from the drive are no more or less splendid than they are from the toll-free drives, like Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove, Scenic Road in Carmel (see the map below where the road winds around the Robinson Jeffers Tor House), or Highway 1 through Big Sur. Photo © Mariusz Jurgielewicz/123rf.Įnter the drive at any of the gates, where you’ll pay the toll (about $10 bicyclists are free, and motorcyclists are banned) and be given a map and guide to the route, pointing out all the scenic highlights, especially the trussed-up old Lone Cypress, the legally trademarked subject of so many Carmel postcards. Morse, son of the inventor, the formerly wild area underwent development beginning in the 1920s, first with golf courses like Pebble Beach and Cypress Point, and since then with resort hotels and posh homes. Opened in the 1880s, the route initially took guests of Monterey’s posh Hotel Del Monte on a scenic carriage ride along the coast through the newly planted Del Monte Forest between Carmel and Pacific Grove. Spanning the coast between Pacific Grove and Carmel, the 17-Mile Drive is one of the most famous toll roads in the nation.
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