Agenda di Big Sur (Highway 1), Amerika Serikat sepanjang tahun

Ramai — Winter / Christmas break di Amerika Serikat, libur sekolah di 2 pasar utama yang memenuhinya

• Aturan

  Campsites and lodges book six months out

  1 Jan – 31 DesPesan lebih awal

  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. Sumber ↗

Masih berlangsung: Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Des – 31 Mei (biasanya)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Des – 15 Apr (biasanya)), Gray whale migration (15 Des – 1 Mei (biasanya))

Sepi — salah satu bulan cuaca terburuknya

• Alam

  Coastal wildflowers

  15 Feb – 15 Mei · biasanyaBunga liar & mekar

  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.

Masih berlangsung: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Des), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Des – 31 Mei (biasanya)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Des – 15 Apr (biasanya)), Gray whale migration (15 Des – 1 Mei (biasanya))

Ramai — Spring break di Amerika Serikat

Tidak ada yang baru dimulai di Maret.

Masih berlangsung: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Des), Coastal wildflowers (15 Feb – 15 Mei (biasanya)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Des – 31 Mei (biasanya)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Des – 15 Apr (biasanya)), Gray whale migration (15 Des – 1 Mei (biasanya))

Musim peralihan — bulan biasa

• Festival

  Big Sur International Marathon

  20–30 Apr · biasanyaAjang olahragaPenutupanPesan lebih awal

  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. Sumber ↗

Masih berlangsung: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Des), Coastal wildflowers (15 Feb – 15 Mei (biasanya)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Des – 31 Mei (biasanya)), Highway 1 slide season (1 Des – 15 Apr (biasanya)), Gray whale migration (15 Des – 1 Mei (biasanya))

Ramai — Summer weekend traffic

• Musim

  Summer weekend traffic

  20 Mei – 10 Sep · biasanyaSerbuan wisatawan harianRamai

  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. Sumber ↗

Masih berlangsung: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Des), Coastal wildflowers (15 Feb – 15 Mei (biasanya)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 Des – 31 Mei (biasanya)), Gray whale migration (15 Des – 1 Mei (biasanya))

Puncak keramaian — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break di Amerika Serikat

• Musim

  Summer fog

  1 Jun – 31 AguMusim kabut

  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.

Masih berlangsung: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Des), Summer weekend traffic (20 Mei – 10 Sep (biasanya))

Puncak keramaian — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break di Amerika Serikat

• Alam

  Blue and humpback whales offshore

  1 Jul – 15 Okt · biasanyaMusim paus

  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. Sumber ↗

• Bahaya

  Fire season

  15 Jul – 1 Nov · biasanyaMusim asapPenutupan

  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. Sumber ↗

Masih berlangsung: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Des), Summer weekend traffic (20 Mei – 10 Sep (biasanya)), Summer fog (1 Jun – 31 Agu)

Puncak keramaian — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break di Amerika Serikat

Tidak ada yang baru dimulai di Agustus.

Masih berlangsung: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Des), Summer weekend traffic (20 Mei – 10 Sep (biasanya)), Summer fog (1 Jun – 31 Agu), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 15 Okt (biasanya)), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (biasanya))

Puncak keramaian — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break di Amerika Serikat

• Musim

  The clear months

  5 Sep – 31 Okt · biasanyaMusim kemarau

  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.

Masih berlangsung: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Des), Summer weekend traffic (20 Mei – 10 Sep (biasanya)), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 15 Okt (biasanya)), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (biasanya))

Musim peralihan — bulan biasa

Tidak ada yang baru dimulai di Oktober.

Masih berlangsung: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Des), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 Jul – 15 Okt (biasanya)), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (biasanya)), The clear months (5 Sep – 31 Okt (biasanya))

Ramai — Thanksgiving break di Amerika Serikat

Tidak ada yang baru dimulai di November.

Masih berlangsung: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Des), Fire season (15 Jul – 1 Nov (biasanya))

Puncak keramaian — Keyhole Arch sunset, Winter / Christmas break di Amerika Serikat

• Alam

  Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas

  1 Des – 31 Mei · biasanyaMusim satwa liar

  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. Sumber ↗

• Penutupan

  Highway 1 slide season

  1 Des – 15 Apr · biasanyaRisiko

  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. Sumber ↗

• Alam

  Keyhole Arch sunset

  8–28 Des · biasanyaMusim langit gelapRamai

  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. Sumber ↗

• Alam

  Gray whale migration

  15 Des – 1 Mei · biasanyaMusim paus

  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.

Masih berlangsung: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 Jan – 31 Des)