Parks in Big Sur, California

This large, beautiful park is an ideal place for walking, hiking, beachcombing, and wildlife watching. Bin...

This area contains headlands, coves and rolling meadows. The offshore area forms one of the richest underwa... More on Parks

Deep within Los Padres National Forest, Pfeiffer Beach is a surreal mix of purple sand, giant redwoods, syc... More on travelandleisure

The facility is in great shape, and is very user friendly, while maintaining its natural beauty . More on Epinions.com

THE HISTORY by Jeff Thomson Joseph Emory, circa 1854from "Explore...Point Lobos State Reserve" © 1997 W... More on Pt-lobos.parks.state.ca.us

The views are splendid. More on Trekaroo

This hike circles the western side of Andrew Molera State Park through a diverse cross-section of landscape that includes coastal bluffs, isolated beach coves, forested stream canyons, redwood fore... More on Trails

This trail has great views and is reasonably challenging due to its length. More on Trails

Pfeiffer Falls spills 60 feet over granite rock in a small fern grotto. The moist, fern-lined trail follows Pfeiffer-Redwood Creek up the canyon through a redwood forest to the base of the falls. O... More on Trails

I only did a short portion of this trail although I wish I could have done More on Trails

The Point Sur Lightstation sits 361 feet above the surf on a large volcanic rock. Point Sur is the only com... More on Parks.ca.gov

The views were breathtaking -it was well worth the 3 hours of our time on that Saturday. More on TripAdvisor

The Cruickshank Trail begins from Highway 1 and climbs the exposed oceanfront hillside to magnificent coastal vistas before dropping into Villa Creek Canyon. The lush canyon path winds ... More on Trails

Hiked it on April 13. In pretty good shape, only one fallen tree that could More on Trails

The Ewoldsen Trail follows McWay Creek through a dense coastal redwood forest in McWay Canyon. The trail crosses several bridges as it heads up to the ridge separating McWay and Partington Canyons.... More on Trails

We arrived at the trail Wednesday at 0815, just minutes after the park open More on Trails

The most dramatic stretch of coastline begins in Monterey County and ends 90 miles south in San Luis Obispo County at the Hearst Castle. Volcanic peaks rise from the surf and towering redwoods meet... More on GoingToTheBeach.com

The bad: Intermittently overgrown with shoulder-high brush for the first More on Trails

Pfeiffer Falls spills 60 feet over granite rock in a small fern grotto. The moist, fern-lined trail follows Pfeiffer-Redwood Creek up the canyon through a redwood forest to the base of the falls. O... More on Trails

Busy trail, but nice walk through the forest. Waterfall was small this time More on Trails