17 Mile Drive - Scenic Loop Hugging Pacific Ocean | California Travel Diaries | EP 05

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17-Mile Drive

17-Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula in California, much of which hugs the Pacific coastline and passes famous golf courses, mansions and scenic attractions, including the Lone Cypress, Bird Rock and the 5,300-acre Del Monte Forest of Monterey Cypress trees.

The drive serves as the main road through the gated community of Pebble Beach. Inside this community, nonresidents have to pay a toll to use the road. Like the community, the majority of 17-Mile Drive is owned and operated by the Pebble Beach Corporation. The 17-Mile Drive is a 17-mile (27 km)-long scenic loop having four primary entrances - the main highway entrance at California State Route 1, and entrances in Carmel and Pacific Grove.

Primary scenic attractions include Cypress Point, Bird Rock, Point Joe, Pescadero Point, Fanshell Beach & Seal Point. The famous "Witch Tree" landmark, often used as scenic background in movies and television, was formerly at Pescadero Point. The tree was blown down by a storm on January 14, 1964. Pescadero Point is also the site of the Ghost Tree, a landmark Monterey Cypress tree. The tree gives its name to a dangerous extreme surfing location known to have storm waves. Currently, the surf break of Ghost Tree is off limits to surfers and watercraft.

Located in Monterey, the 17-mile scenic area is known as the world's land, sea, and blue sky congregation, and is considered an ideal resort. Blue sea and blue sky, flower reefs, squirrels, seabirds and seals everywhere, cliffs, ancient pine and cypresses, make for a fascinating 17-mile painting. The carriages travel on a 17-mile, scenic gravel road that surrounds the Monterey Peninsula and leads to the Delmont Forest. Since 17 miles are private sites and roads are also privately built, the 17 miles are worth $10 per car, with a map showing where each attraction is located, along with a brief description of the attractions.

https://www.tripsavvy.com/17-mile-drive-1478474

Interactive Map of 17-Mile Drive:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?msa=0&ll=36.583719438795804%2C-121.936913&spn=0.127779%2C0.195007&mid=1x6tCZDBeno2qdzw5iHpHa4xpOWE&z=12

Pacifica State Beach

Pacifica State Beach is the southernmost of Pacifica, California's large beaches. It is a 0.75-mile-long crescent-shaped beach located at the mouth of the San Pedro Valley in downtown Pacifica off State Route 1, in San Mateo County.

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