California · United States
17-Mile Drive
Pacific Grove gate to Highway 1 gate
A private toll road through Pebble Beach, open to the public for a fee per car. This entry covers about 10 miles from the Pacific Grove gate, past Point Joe and the Lone Cypress, to the Highway 1 gate.
17-Mile Drive is a private road run by Pebble Beach Resorts and open to the public from sunrise to sunset for a gate fee per car; motorcycles are prohibited. The signed tour is billed as 17 miles with 17 numbered stops, including inland viewpoints at Shepherd’s Knoll and Huckleberry Hill near the Highway 1 gate. This entry traces the main run from the Pacific Grove gate to the Highway 1 gate, about 10 miles on OpenStreetMap geometry. From Pacific Grove the road passes the Inn at Spanish Bay, then follows the shore past the Restless Sea and Point Joe, China Rock, Bird Rock and Seal Rock to Fanshell Beach and Cypress Point. It turns back through Crocker Grove to the Lone Cypress, which is believed to be at least 250 years old, then on to the Ghost Trees at Pescadero Point and the Lodge at Pebble Beach above the 18th hole of Pebble Beach Golf Links. From the Lodge it climbs through the Del Monte Forest to the Highway 1 gate. A red-dashed line marks the tour route, and the side streets are neighbourhood roads.
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17-Mile Drive on the map10.3 mi · point to point
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busiest around mile 4Elevation
under 4%4 to 8%over 8%5 to 166 mPoints of interest6 stops
- Inn at Spanish BaySpanish Bay has a boardwalk along the shore, and a bagpiper plays at the inn every evening.0.6 mi in
- Point JoeVista over the Restless Sea, where early mariners often crashed on the rocks.1.9 mi in
- Bird Rock Vista PointOffshore rock busy with birds and sea lions.3.3 mi in
- Lone CypressSalt-pruned Monterey cypress on a granite point, believed to be at least 250 years old.5.6 mi in
- Ghost Trees, Pescadero PointStop 13 on the tour, a Monterey cypress landmark on the point.6.3 mi in
- Pebble Beach MarketMarket and cafe at the Lodge. Purchases here do not count towards the gate-fee refund.7.0 mi in
Hazards
- Private toll road: a fee per car at the gate
- Motorcycles are prohibited
- Gates open to the public from sunrise to sunset only
- Closed to day visitors on Concours weekend in August
- Cyclists share the road
- Side streets are neighbourhood roads, follow the red-dashed line
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Sources
“Spanning the coast between Pacific Grove and Carmel, the 17-Mile Drive is one of the most famous toll roads in the nation.”
“The drive serves as the main road through the gated community of Pebble Beach. Inside this community, nonresidents have to pay a toll to use the road.”
Route traced from OpenStreetMap, with its stats measured from that line. How the roads are mapped
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