Travel: Coastal Cambria on Highway 1 near Hearst Castle
Steps from Moonstone Beach in Cambria, California, for the PhotowalksTV series by Jefferson Graham For the past few weeks we’ve been telling you about our road trip up the central California Highway 1 beach cities. We started in Pismo Beach and continued to San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay and Cayucos. Today’s stop: Cambria, which is about 10 miles north of Cayucos and 9 miles south of Hearst Castle and San Simeon. This week we pull into the charming coastal town of Cambria, which is about a 4 hour drive from the South Bay. If you take 101 to get there, you’ll need to shift over to Highway 1 from San Luis Obispo, then head north. It’s about half-hour away, and twenty miles south of Ragged Point, the un-official entry point for Big Sur for those of us from the south. Highlights: really nice paved walkways for hikes by the sea and overlooking it, a dramatic Big Sur like coast, fun historic downtown with two parts (west and east) and a great home base for exploring the southern section of Big Sur. The Castle is about 9 miles up the road, and along the way you get to check out the elephant seals and some rare zebra sightings. Go a little further and you’ll catch some really striking rocky…
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