Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Big Sur (Highway 1), Verenigde Staten

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Regel

  Campsites and lodges book six months out

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 dec – 31 mei (meestal)), Highway 1 slide season (1 dec – 15 apr (meestal)), Gray whale migration (15 dec – 1 mei (meestal))

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

• Natuur

  Coastal wildflowers

  15 feb – 15 mei · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 jan – 31 dec), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 dec – 31 mei (meestal)), Highway 1 slide season (1 dec – 15 apr (meestal)), Gray whale migration (15 dec – 1 mei (meestal))

Druk — Spring break in Verenigde Staten

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 jan – 31 dec), Coastal wildflowers (15 feb – 15 mei (meestal)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 dec – 31 mei (meestal)), Highway 1 slide season (1 dec – 15 apr (meestal)), Gray whale migration (15 dec – 1 mei (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Festival

  Big Sur International Marathon

  20–30 apr · meestalSportevenementSluitingenBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 jan – 31 dec), Coastal wildflowers (15 feb – 15 mei (meestal)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 dec – 31 mei (meestal)), Highway 1 slide season (1 dec – 15 apr (meestal)), Gray whale migration (15 dec – 1 mei (meestal))

Druk — Summer weekend traffic

• Seizoen

  Summer weekend traffic

  20 mei – 10 sep · meestalDrukte van dagjesmensenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 jan – 31 dec), Coastal wildflowers (15 feb – 15 mei (meestal)), Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas (1 dec – 31 mei (meestal)), Gray whale migration (15 dec – 1 mei (meestal))

Topdrukte — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Seizoen

  Summer fog

  1 jun – 31 augMistseizoen

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer weekend traffic (20 mei – 10 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Natuur

  Blue and humpback whales offshore

  1 jul – 15 okt · meestalWalvisseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Fire season

  15 jul – 1 nov · meestalRookseizoenSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer weekend traffic (20 mei – 10 sep (meestal)), Summer fog (1 jun – 31 aug)

Topdrukte — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer weekend traffic (20 mei – 10 sep (meestal)), Summer fog (1 jun – 31 aug), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 jul – 15 okt (meestal)), Fire season (15 jul – 1 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Summer weekend traffic, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Seizoen

  The clear months

  5 sep – 31 okt · meestalDroog seizoen

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer weekend traffic (20 mei – 10 sep (meestal)), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 jul – 15 okt (meestal)), Fire season (15 jul – 1 nov (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 jan – 31 dec), Blue and humpback whales offshore (1 jul – 15 okt (meestal)), Fire season (15 jul – 1 nov (meestal)), The clear months (5 sep – 31 okt (meestal))

Druk — Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 jan – 31 dec), Fire season (15 jul – 1 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Keyhole Arch sunset, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Natuur

  Elephant seals at Piedras Blancas

  1 dec – 31 mei · meestalDierenseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

• Sluiting

  Highway 1 slide season

  1 dec – 15 apr · meestalRisico

  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. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Keyhole Arch sunset

  8–28 dec · meestalSterrenhemelseizoenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Natuur

  Gray whale migration

  15 dec – 1 mei · meestalWalvisseizoen

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Campsites and lodges book six months out (1 jan – 31 dec)