Qué hay en Big Sur (Highway 1), Estados Unidos, a lo largo del año

Concurrido — Winter / Christmas break en Estados Unidos, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Norma

  Campsites and lodges book six months out

  1 Ene – 31 DicReserva pronto

  State park campsites release on ReserveCalifornia six months ahead to the day, and the Big Sur sites go in the first minutes. The handful of lodges on the highway behave the same way. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Dic – 31 May (normalmente)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Dic – 15 Abr (normalmente)), Gray whale migration (15 Dic – 1 May (normalmente))

Tranquilo — uno de sus peores meses por clima

• Naturaleza

  Coastal wildflowers

  15 Feb – 15 May · normalmenteFlores silvestres

  The hills are green for exactly one part of the year, and the lupine, poppies and Indian paintbrush follow the winter rain from late February. By July the same slopes are gold and dry.

Sigue en marcha: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Dic – 31 May (normalmente)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Dic – 15 Abr (normalmente)), Gray whale migration (15 Dic – 1 May (normalmente))

Concurrido — Spring break en Estados Unidos

En marzo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Coastal wildflowers (15 Feb – 15 May (normalmente)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Dic – 31 May (normalmente)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Dic – 15 Abr (normalmente)), Gray whale migration (15 Dic – 1 May (normalmente))

Temporada media — un mes normal

• Festival

  Big Sur International Marathon

  20–30 Abr · normalmenteEvento deportivoCierresReserva pronto

  Run north along Highway 1 to Carmel on the last Sunday of April, which means the road is closed to southbound traffic all morning. Lodging on the coast is booked a year out for it. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Coastal wildflowers (15 Feb – 15 May (normalmente)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Dic – 31 May (normalmente)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Dic – 15 Abr (normalmente)), Gray whale migration (15 Dic – 1 May (normalmente))

Concurrido — Summer weekend traffic

• Temporada

  Summer weekend traffic

  20 May – 10 Sep · normalmenteAvalancha de excursionistasMucha gente

  Highway 1 is one lane each way with almost nowhere to pull over, and between Memorial Day and Labor Day the weekend queue for Bixby Bridge and McWay backs onto the road. Weekday mornings are a different coast. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Coastal wildflowers (15 Feb – 15 May (normalmente)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Dic – 31 May (normalmente)), Gray whale migration (15 Dic – 1 May (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break en Estados Unidos

• Temporada

  Summer fog

  1 Jun – 31 AgoTemporada de niebla

  The marine layer sits on the coast through the summer, so the famous views are grey until midday and the redwood canyons are cold. September and October are the clear months here.

Sigue en marcha: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Summer weekend traffic (20 May – 10 Sep (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break en Estados Unidos

• Naturaleza

  Blue and humpback whales offshore

  1 Jul – 15 Oct · normalmenteTemporada de ballenas

  Upwelling packs krill into the submarine canyon and the big rorquals work the shelf all summer. The boats go from Monterey, but on a flat day you can pick out blows from the headland pullouts. Fuente ↗

• Riesgo

  Fire season

  15 Jul – 1 Nov · normalmenteTemporada de humoCierres

  The Ventana wilderness burns regularly and a bad fire closes the highway, the state parks and the campgrounds at once. Late summer and autumn are when it happens. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Summer weekend traffic (20 May – 10 Sep (normalmente)), Summer fog (1 Jun – 31 Ago)

Máxima afluencia — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break en Estados Unidos

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Summer weekend traffic (20 May – 10 Sep (normalmente)), Summer fog (1 Jun – 31 Ago), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break en Estados Unidos

• Temporada

  The clear months

  5 Sep – 31 Oct · normalmenteTemporada seca

  The fog lifts after Labor Day, the summer traffic goes, and the coast gets six or seven weeks of the clearest air of the year before the winter rain starts.

Sigue en marcha: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Summer weekend traffic (20 May – 10 Sep (normalmente)), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (normalmente))

Temporada media — un mes normal

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 15 Oct (normalmente)), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (normalmente)), The clear months (5 Sep – 31 Oct (normalmente))

Concurrido — Thanksgiving break en Estados Unidos

En noviembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Ene – 31 Dic), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Keyhole Arch sunset, Winter / Christmas break en Estados Unidos

• Naturaleza

  Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas

  1 Dic – 31 May · normalmenteTemporada de fauna

  Thousands of northern elephant seals haul out on the beach at the south end of the coast road, pupping in January and moulting into spring. Free, unfenced and audible from the car park. Fuente ↗

• Cierre

  Highway 1 slide season

  1 Dic – 15 Abr · normalmenteRiesgo

  Winter storms put rock and mud onto the coast road most years, and a bad slide can shut a section for months or seasons. Check the state road conditions before you commit to driving through. Fuente ↗

• Naturaleza

  Keyhole Arch sunset

  8–28 Dic · normalmenteCielos oscurosMucha gente

  For a fortnight around the solstice the setting sun lines up through the arch at Pfeiffer Beach and lights the water inside it. The tiny car park fills by three and the unsigned road in is easy to drive past. Fuente ↗

• Naturaleza

  Gray whale migration

  15 Dic – 1 May · normalmenteTemporada de ballenas

  The southbound migration passes close inshore from mid-December, and the northbound mothers and calves hug the coast even closer from March. Any pull-out with a view will do.

Sigue en marcha: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Ene – 31 Dic)