#17 mile drive free

Some of the stops have trash cans, but there are garbage cans and restrooms with flushing toilets at stop #10 (Bird Rock) and stop #19 (The Lodge at Pebble Beach). No one truly knows who this mysterious woman’s spirit is, yet many have. She is known as ‘The Lady in Lace’ as she is often described as wearing something lacey and white by those who have spotted her appearing in the middle of 17 Mile Drive. You will have some stunning photo opportunities at sunset. Legend has it that the ghost of a woman haunts the area of 17 Mile Drive near the Ghost Tree. The points of interest are not well lit, so I recommend timing your visit to finish before sundown. We spent a couple hours exploring, but you could easily spend half a day here. This was the prettiest beach I've ever seen, and Bailey enjoyed romping in the water. We especially enjoyed the views from Spanish Bay, the mass of birds at Bird Rock, the loud seals in the distance at Seal Rock, the beach at Fansell Overlook, and the cypress trees. We timed it almost perfectly, so that we arrived at Fanshell Overlook beach at sunset. 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.

#17 mile drive free

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 Anthony Chabot Regional Park (Lake Chabot)