Sand Dollar Beach is ranked #7 out of 10 things to do in Big Sur. See pictures and our review of Sand Dollar Beach.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Just south of Pfeiffer Beach sits the Henry Miller Memorial Library. This memorial to former Big Sur resident and writer Henry Miller – one of the most famous banned ...

Big Sur – With the reopening of Pfeiffer Beach on Oct. 14, officials are looking into running a shuttle from Highway 1 to the parking lot to ease congestion along one-lane Sycamore Canyon Road.

Big Sur >> While traffic farther north on Highway 1 backed up for miles, the Pfeiffer Beach shuttle launched without a hitch Memorial Day weekend. Multiple agencies teamed up to create the shuttle ...

The longest sand beach in the area is the Garrapata State Beach, which has been hailed as the finest secluded beach on the whole expanse of Big Sur. Access it via paths that lead down from ...

Big Sur’s ruggedness and remoteness have always been as much of an attraction as its pristine air quality, ocean views, meadows, mountains, hot springs and valleys of redwood forests. The area ...

By Gabe Lehman, Homepage Editor March 16, 2024 Beachgoers on the sand at San Carpoforo Beach along Highway 1 on May 1, 2021, in Big Sur, Calif. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag ...

By car, turn off Highway 1 down Sycamore Canyon Road, just past the entrance to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park – it’s a two-mile drive from here to the beach; note that there’s a $5 entrance fee.