IT’SYOURWAY
ONTHEHIGHWAY
Let theallureofanAll-Americanroad tripcome to
lifealong the
CAHighway1DiscoveryRoute
throughSanLuisObispoCounty
A
roadtripdownoneofAmerica’s
mostfamoushighwaysbringsto
mindtheroarofaChevroletand
thekindofwildfreedomthat’s
foundinaJackKerouacnovel.Butaside
fromthealluringadventureofsweeping
bendswhereyoucanreallyputyourfoot
down,aroadtripallowsyoutodiscoverthe
bestanareahastoofferinonefellswoop.
LocatedhalfwaybetweenLosAngeles
andSanFrancisco,alongasmallportion
ofthe655mile-longCaliforniaHighway1,
istheDiscoveryRoutethroughSanLuis
ObispoCounty.Thecoast-huggingdrive
begins justsouthofBigSur,at
RaggedPoint,beforeheadingalltheway
downtotheOceano-Nipomodunes.At
thispointtherouteturnsrural,heading in-
landtowardswinecountryatEdnaValley
andArroyoGrandeValley.
Alongthewayyou’reguaranteed
breath-takingnaturalbeauty,preeminent
wineregionsandmorethan500vacation
rentals,hotels,motelsandB&Bs inwhich
tocrashforoneortwonights.
RaggedPointandSanSimeon
KickoffthedriveatRaggedPoint,where
you’llfindacliff-sidespotthat looksout
overthePacificOceanandarookeryof
elephantseals,nicknamedthe ‘million
dollarview’,beforedrivingsouthtowards
SanSimeon.Thetown isoneofthemost
visitedstopsbecauseofthespectacular
HearstCastle.BuiltbyWilliamRandolph
Hearst in1919, thegrandestate,whichwas
named ‘LaCuestaEncantada’,Spanish
forTheEnchantedHill,spansmorethan
250,000acresandfeaturesornateGothic
architecturetoexplore.
Cambria
Nestledbetweentoweringpinetreesand
thesunnycoastline isavillagewithabus-
tlingartsscene,which includesgalleries,
workshopsand lively jazzbars.Butthe
seasidevillage isbestknownfor itsmany
pinetrees—totalingalmost2,000acres
atCovell’sCaliforniaClydesdalesranch.
Theprotectedconservationhostsaround
100horsesforafundayout.There’salso
nearbyMoonstonebeachwhereawalk
throughthesandwillrevealthecolorful
moonstonesforwhich itwasnamed.
Cayucos
Cayucos isabeachcomber’sparadiseand
you’llfindeverythingfromsurfingand
parasailing, towildseaotters jumping
throughthewaves.Thetown,whichsits
acrossatinycove, isalsoperfectfortide-
poolingandhuntingforseaglassduring
lowtides.Don’tforgettogodeep-sea
fishingorwanderoutontheCayucospier
andwatchoutforwildlife.
ADDSOME
‘AAAH’
MOMENTS
TOYOUR
TRIP
If you’renot satisfied
with just seeing the
expansivecoastline
there’salso thechance
toget stuck into local
lifewith theannual
coastal,discovery
andstewardship
celebration.Along
the routeyou’ll finda
varietyof ecological
activitieswhereyou
can learnmoreabout
MarineProtectedAreas
andmakeadifference
whileyou’reaway.
PROMOTION
Nipomo
Oceano
AvilaBeach
Arroyo
Grande
Valley
Edna
Valley
LosOsos
Baywood
Park
Cayucos
Cambria
SanSimeon
RaggedPoint
Morro
Bay
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227
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101
*SanLuisObispoCounty
UnincorporatedArea
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