Hva som skjer i Big Sur (Highway 1), United States gjennom året

Travelt — Winter / Christmas break i United States, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Regel

  Campsites and lodges book six months out

  1. jan – 31. desBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1. des – 31. mai (vanligvis)), Highway 1 slide season (1. des – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Gray whale migration (15. des – 1. mai (vanligvis))

Rolig — en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

• Natur

  Coastal wildflowers

  15. feb – 15. mai · vanligvisVillblomster og blomstring

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1. jan – 31. des), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1. des – 31. mai (vanligvis)), Highway 1 slide season (1. des – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Gray whale migration (15. des – 1. mai (vanligvis))

Travelt — Spring break i United States

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1. jan – 31. des), Coastal wildflowers (15. feb – 15. mai (vanligvis)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1. des – 31. mai (vanligvis)), Highway 1 slide season (1. des – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Gray whale migration (15. des – 1. mai (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

• Festival

  Big Sur International Marathon

  20.–30. apr · vanligvisSportsarrangementStengningerBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1. jan – 31. des), Coastal wildflowers (15. feb – 15. mai (vanligvis)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1. des – 31. mai (vanligvis)), Highway 1 slide season (1. des – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Gray whale migration (15. des – 1. mai (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer weekend traffic

• Sesong

  Summer weekend traffic

  20. mai – 10. sep · vanligvisDagsturistpressMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1. jan – 31. des), Coastal wildflowers (15. feb – 15. mai (vanligvis)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1. des – 31. mai (vanligvis)), Gray whale migration (15. des – 1. mai (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break i United States

• Sesong

  Summer fog

  1. jun – 31. augTåkesesong

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1. jan – 31. des), Summer weekend traffic (20. mai – 10. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break i United States

• Natur

  Blue and humpback whales offshore

  1. jul – 15. okt · vanligvisHvalsesong

  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. Kilde ↗

• Fare

  Fire season

  15. jul – 1. nov · vanligvisRøyksesongStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1. jan – 31. des), Summer weekend traffic (20. mai – 10. sep (vanligvis)), Summer fog (1. jun – 31. aug)

Toppsesong — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break i United States

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1. jan – 31. des), Summer weekend traffic (20. mai – 10. sep (vanligvis)), Summer fog (1. jun – 31. aug), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1. jul – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Fire season (15. jul – 1. nov (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break i United States

• Sesong

  The clear months

  5. sep – 31. okt · vanligvisTørrsesong

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1. jan – 31. des), Summer weekend traffic (20. mai – 10. sep (vanligvis)), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1. jul – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Fire season (15. jul – 1. nov (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1. jan – 31. des), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1. jul – 15. okt (vanligvis)), Fire season (15. jul – 1. nov (vanligvis)), The clear months (5. sep – 31. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — Thanksgiving break i United States

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1. jan – 31. des), Fire season (15. jul – 1. nov (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Keyhole Arch sunset, Winter / Christmas break i United States

• Natur

  Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas

  1. des – 31. mai · vanligvisDyrelivssesong

  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. Kilde ↗

• Stengt

  Highway 1 slide season

  1. des – 15. apr · vanligvisRisiko

  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. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Keyhole Arch sunset

  8.–28. des · vanligvisMørkhimmelsesongMye folk

  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. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Gray whale migration

  15. des – 1. mai · vanligvisHvalsesong

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1. jan – 31. des)