A chain of coastal roads where rainforest, cliffs, beaches, bridges, lighthouses, and small towns compete for your attention.<\/p>\n
Why take this road?<\/h2>\n
There is no single uninterrupted \u201cPacific Coast Highway\u201d from border to border. The experience is a connected family of routes\u2014especially U.S. 101 and California Highway 1\u2014best approached as regional journeys rather than a race.<\/p>\n
Signature chapters of the journey<\/h2>\n
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Washington\u2019s Olympic Peninsula and rugged Pacific beaches<\/li>\n
Oregon\u2019s All-American coastal byway, historic bridges, dunes, and headlands<\/li>\n
California\u2019s redwood coast, Mendocino, San Francisco approaches, Big Sur, and Southern California beach towns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Roadside memory<\/h2>\n
Watch for historic motor courts, lighthouses, fishing harbors, bridge architecture, neon seafood stops, timber towns, and surviving roadside viewpoints.<\/p>\n