17-Mile Drive

17-Mile Drive is an outdoor activity in Pebble Beach, CA, part of the San Francisco Bay Area guide. Cost: under $25.

Highway 1 gate at Highway 68, plus Pacific Grove and Carmel gates · Pebble Beach, CA

Why you should go…

17-Mile Drive is a scenic toll road through Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove, maintained by the Pebble Beach Company. The route hugs the Pacific shoreline and winds through Del Monte Forest, passing golf courses, mansions and pullouts such as Point Joe, Bird Rock and Fanshell Overlook. The Lone Cypress, a wind-shaped Monterey cypress on a rock above the surf, is the stop most people come for. Drivers pay a per-vehicle fee at the gate, while cyclists and walkers enter free.

#scenic drive
#lone cypress
#pebble beach
#coastal views

What's around here?

The closest stops to 17-Mile Drive, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sport & Outdoor
Iconic
Pebble Beach Golf Links
$50+
Play or watch golf on a public oceanfront course above Carmel Bay that has hosted six U.S. Opens since opening in 1919.
1.4 mi awayMore like this
Eat & Drink
Local Gem
Fishwife
$25–$50
Long-running seafood and pasta restaurant near Asilomar Beach in Pacific Grove.
2.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Eat & Drink
Attractions
Quirky Fun
Links Club
$25–$50
Indoor golf simulator lounge in Carmel-by-the-Sea with TrackMan bays, a full bar and live music.
3.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Shopping
Local Gem
Bruno's Market & Deli
Under $25
Specialty grocery and deli in Carmel-by-the-Sea with fresh produce, meats, wine and a deli counter.
3.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
Sport & Outdoor
Date Night
Refuge
$50+
Outdoor hydrotherapy spa in Carmel with saunas, steam rooms, cold plunges and hot pools.
6.6 mi awayMore like this
Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure
Monterey Bay Equestrian Center
$50+
A beachfront stable in Marina offering guided horseback rides along the dunes and shoreline of Monterey Bay.
11 mi awayMore like this