17 Mile Drive

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Pebble Beach -- Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, California

Description: 17 Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach, California, famous for its beautiful views of the Pacific coastline. Much of the (actually) 9.6 mile road does hug the coastline, and features many t...Read More

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17-Mile Drive

by koolbargan

Denver, Colorado

March 3, 2008

A MUST-do (!!!) in Monterey is this fabulous scenic drive that takes you from Monterey to Carmel winding thru Pebble Beach, the Del Monte Forest, and most of the way, having the fabulous coastal and surf views.For this experience, we rented a car ...Read more A MUST-do (!!!) in Monterey is this fabulous scenic drive that takes you from Monterey to Carmel winding thru Pebble Beach, the Del Monte Forest, and most of the way, having the fabulous coastal and surf views.

For this experience, we rented a car for the day (about $35 ++ from Enterprise). I am not sure about other car rental companies, but Enterprise delivered the rental to our hotel where we finalized and signed the paperwork. There was however, a 2 hour wait from the time we called so I’d suggest one make prior arrangements at least a day before. (The car return was to the Enterprise office.)

From downtown Monterey, the 17-Mile Drive starts by the Pacific Grove Gate but the scenic view starts as you drive out of Monterey.

Take advantage of all the beautiful ocean front stops along the way. There are many byways and car stops for scenic viewing.

A fee of $9/vehicle is paid prior to entering the 17-Mile Drive. The receipt issued stated the fee is Refundable with purchase over $25 on Pebble Beach rounds and restaurants.

Upon payment of entrance fee, one get the 17-Mile Drive brochure that has a map that shows the points of interest within the 17-mile drive.

Some points NOT to be missed are:
• Shepherd’s Knoll where the grand view of Monterey Bay and the Santa Cruz mountains
• Spanish Bay is a scenic picnic stop or if one has enough time, take a quick stroll along the shoreline
• Bird Rock is just breath-taking when one realizes the multitude of shorebirds, seals and sea lions on it
• Lone Cypress will almost seem familiar to everyone as it’s one picture that has been seen in many movies, postcards, etc.

Within the 17-mile stretch are the Golf courses with restaurants but expect a little bit more in terms of price.

One can opt to return using the same route (have your receipt ready as proof) OR as we were told take another scenic route via Highway 1.

I strongly suggest alloting a whole day for this trip as not only will you have enough time to see all the points of interest within the 17-mile drive but also spend time and tour Carmel.
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17-Mile Drive

by npgarg

Surprise, Arizona

February 13, 2007

Best of IgoUgo All I can say is that if you've never driven this stretch of road before, do yourself a favor and ride on it at least once in your life time. 17-mile drive is probably one of the most scenic drives in all of the US. It contains on several stops ...Read more

From journal Monterey Bay/Carmel by-the Sea

17 mile Drive

by Teri315

Spring Valley , California

May 2, 2003

Highlights: On the 17 mile drive you will find Hotel Del Monte, which opened in 1880. The elegant Hotel Del Monte opened its doors to the public. Among the many diversions available to guests was a horse-drawn carriage ride on a scenic, 17-mile ...Read more

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Seventeen Mile Drive Highlights

by barbara

Atlanta, Georgia

May 28, 2002

Best of IgoUgo The Seventeen Mile Drive is one of the prettiest stretches of road in the country. You may enter at a number of gates where each car has to pay a nominal fee. While it would be easy to whiz through the area, the Seventeen Mile Drive should be ...Read more

From journal Running the Big Sur in a Monterey Weekend

17 mile Drive

by gclink

Grand Prairie, Texas

July 16, 2001

Best of IgoUgo 17 mile drive is one of the prettiest sites in California. It costs 7.50 to enter into the area, but it is well worth the money. Parts of the drive is through the trees, but you can see several multi-million dollar homes, but part of the drive ...Read more

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