Cosa c'è in programma a Big Sur (Highway 1) (Stati Uniti d'America) durante l'anno

Affollato — Winter / Christmas break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Regola

  Campsites and lodges book six months out

  1 gen – 31 dicPrenota presto

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 dic – 31 mag (di solito)), Highway 1 slide season (1 dic – 15 apr (di solito)), Gray whale migration (15 dic – 1 mag (di solito))

Tranquillo — uno dei mesi con il clima peggiore

• Natura

  Coastal wildflowers

  15 feb – 15 mag · di solitoFiori e fioriture

  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.

Ancora in corso: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 gen – 31 dic), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 dic – 31 mag (di solito)), Highway 1 slide season (1 dic – 15 apr (di solito)), Gray whale migration (15 dic – 1 mag (di solito))

Affollato — Spring break in Stati Uniti d'America

In marzo non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 gen – 31 dic), Coastal wildflowers (15 feb – 15 mag (di solito)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 dic – 31 mag (di solito)), Highway 1 slide season (1 dic – 15 apr (di solito)), Gray whale migration (15 dic – 1 mag (di solito))

Media stagione — un mese nella media

• Festival

  Big Sur International Marathon

  20–30 apr · di solitoEvento sportivoChiusurePrenota presto

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 gen – 31 dic), Coastal wildflowers (15 feb – 15 mag (di solito)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 dic – 31 mag (di solito)), Highway 1 slide season (1 dic – 15 apr (di solito)), Gray whale migration (15 dic – 1 mag (di solito))

Affollato — Summer weekend traffic

• Stagione

  Summer weekend traffic

  20 mag – 10 set · di solitoAssalto dei gitantiAffollato

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 gen – 31 dic), Coastal wildflowers (15 feb – 15 mag (di solito)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 dic – 31 mag (di solito)), Gray whale migration (15 dic – 1 mag (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Stagione

  Summer fog

  1 giu – 31 agoStagione della nebbia

  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.

Ancora in corso: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 gen – 31 dic), Summer weekend traffic (20 mag – 10 set (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Natura

  Blue and humpback whales offshore

  1 lug – 15 ott · di solitoStagione delle balene

  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. Fonte ↗

• Rischio

  Fire season

  15 lug – 1 nov · di solitoStagione del fumoChiusure

  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. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 gen – 31 dic), Summer weekend traffic (20 mag – 10 set (di solito)), Summer fog (1 giu – 31 ago)

Folla al massimo — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America

In agosto non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 gen – 31 dic), Summer weekend traffic (20 mag – 10 set (di solito)), Summer fog (1 giu – 31 ago), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 lug – 15 ott (di solito)), Fire season (15 lug – 1 nov (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Stagione

  The clear months

  5 set – 31 ott · di solitoStagione secca

  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.

Ancora in corso: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 gen – 31 dic), Summer weekend traffic (20 mag – 10 set (di solito)), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 lug – 15 ott (di solito)), Fire season (15 lug – 1 nov (di solito))

Media stagione — un mese nella media

In ottobre non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 gen – 31 dic), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 lug – 15 ott (di solito)), Fire season (15 lug – 1 nov (di solito)), The clear months (5 set – 31 ott (di solito))

Affollato — Thanksgiving break in Stati Uniti d'America

In novembre non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 gen – 31 dic), Fire season (15 lug – 1 nov (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Keyhole Arch sunset, Winter / Christmas break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Natura

  Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas

  1 dic – 31 mag · di solitoStagione della 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. Fonte ↗

• Chiusura

  Highway 1 slide season

  1 dic – 15 apr · di solitoRischio

  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. Fonte ↗

• Natura

  Keyhole Arch sunset

  8–28 dic · di solitoStagione dei cieli stellatiAffollato

  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. Fonte ↗

• Natura

  Gray whale migration

  15 dic – 1 mag · di solitoStagione delle balene

  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.

Ancora in corso: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 gen – 31 dic)