The exception is Crystal Cove State Park in Orange County, where modifications are forbidden. (Demand for Crystal Cove’s seaside cottages is extremely high.) At most state campgrounds ...

Recent travelers said if you can only visit one place in Big Sur, it should be Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. Visitors to McWay said the beauty of the cove was indescribable and that pictures ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Humpback whales frequent the deep waters of Big Sur, typically from late April through early December. One of the most reliable spots for spotting these migrating whales is ...

and The Beachcomber at Crystal Cove. Sign up for our Newsletters The restaurant was described in the article as follows: "An omakase experience at a glamping hideaway overlooking Big Sur?

The campsites are a short stroll from the wildly popular McWay Falls—if you’ve seen any imagery of Big Sur, it’s likely of this waterfall splashing down upon a sandy cove—so it’s not ...

Amid fires, storms and landslides, the Big Sur portion of the road has been shut ... highway reconstruction dumped tons of sand near this cove and created the beach beneath the falls.

As brilliant as Big Sur is (more on that below), make sure you ... We walked the Sea Lion Point loop, down the South Shore Trail to China Cove and Bird Island. We saw sea otters bobbing around ...

Northbound traffic coming up from Big Sur must be north of Carmel River Bridge by seven AM. Drivers heading south on race day need to be south of Auto Cove no later than four AM. The marathon ends ...

The shorter Partington Cove Trail, a dirt wagon path starting ... which swept through much of Big Sur and burned almost 130,000 acres. One problem facing park officials: There’s just not enough ...