Observers say flowers are in full bloom at the attraction known as Calla Lily Valley in Garrapata State Park in Carmel, Calif. (Courtesy of California State Parks, 2025. Garrapata State Park ...

Outside the Big Sur Taphouse, a little before 9 p.m., the hint of marijuana is in the air. A country-psychedelic-surf rock band from Monterey plays on an iPhone propped on a stone ledge, and Blake ...

Garrapata State Park is ranked #4 out of 10 things to do in Big Sur. See pictures and our review of Garrapata State Park.

Highway 1 from Morro Bay to Monterey has been tapped by worldatlas.com as one of California’s four best road trips.. As reporter Eleni Veroutsos posted on the website Aug. 3, “There’s ...