Bir Sur - San Simeon

My wife and I drove down to Bur Sur last weekend along Highway 1. We camped at Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. The site I picked had too many trees so the solar panel did not work. There were sites that would have been sunnier. Pfeiffer Big Sur is in canyon so it only gets sun part of the day. Highway 1 along the cost is narrow and has a lot of ups and downs and curves. We stayed 2 nights at Big Sur and then drove further south to Hearst San Simeon State Park to camp another night. On the way down we stopped at Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery and Hearst Castle. We had great weather with a high of 70. That’s one of the nice things about living in California is I can use my trailer all year. This morning when I checked it was 36F (2.2C) outside, but all I have do to winterize is blow out my water lines. This 4 day trip cost me about $74 per day. I spent $200 on premium gas with Costco being the cheapest at $2.50 a gallon and $4.00 a gallon at a station along the coast. Camping at Big Sur was $35 so 2 nights was $70, San Simeon was only $25 a night. Drove around 650 miles, I usually average 12.5 MPG but on this trip with all the small hills and curves on Highway 1, I got 11.4 MPG.

Highway 1, mountain on one side ocean on the other              Little Sur River


Campsite at Pfeiffer Big Sur                 Pfeiffer Beach, this is Federal Park so dogs are allowed


Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park and McWay Falls        Some of the curves were tight


Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery        Camp site at San Simeon State Park


Zebra’s left over from the Zoo Hearst had on his property, they are right off the Highway          Hearst Castle

With the exception of way up north, the east coast is so boring.
Can't wait to retire and drive up your way

Nepenthe had a great view from their deck but we did not eat there because they would not allow dogs. We ate lunch at the Big Sur Coast Galley & Café. We had to use the scenic walk up to the restaurant because the regular way had to many steps for our old dog. You enter thru the art gallery and in the court yard you will see the regular way up the steps or follow the signs for the scenic way around back, very few steps. They even brought out a water bowl and dog treats for her

The south coast on Hwy 1 is great but the north coast from SF up to Ft Bragg is every bit as good. I drove it this last spring in my PT Cruiser with my teardrop in tow had a great time.

Sold the tear and bought an R-Pod 179 looking forward to doing the north coast with it this spring.

We have a 2014 Ridgeline towing a 179 also. Have the great fortune of living in Morro Bay, the south end of Big Sur.