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Spots in Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast, photographed by the people who stood there.

Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast on Photerra is 97 real photographs, each pinned where the photographer actually stood — the pull-off before the famous view, the trailhead bench, the bend in the road everyone stops at. No listings, no filler.

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Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast on Photerra — the quick numbers: 97 real photo-spots, mapped where they were taken · mapped by 7 travelers · newest spot added August 2026.

Across Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast

97 photo spots
Windswept Monterey cypress trees frame a coastal meadow with sandy beach access near Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
Windswept Monterey cypress trees frame a coastal meadow with sandy beach access near Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.Golden Rectangle
Turquoise waters and rocky shoreline at Lovers Point Park in Pacific Grove, California, with residential buildings… — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
Turquoise waters and rocky shoreline at Lovers Point Park in Pacific Grove, California, with residential buildings…
A dog digging in sand on a California coastal beach with rocky cliffs and breaking waves in the background. — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
A dog digging in sand on a California coastal beach with rocky cliffs and breaking waves in the background.Cabrillo Highway
Rocky coastal landscape with distinctive granite formations at sunset overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Pacific Grove… — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
Rocky coastal landscape with distinctive granite formations at sunset overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Pacific Grove…Heart Shaped Rock-Love Rock
Spanish Colonial Revival mansion with ornate bell towers viewed from a manicured garden courtyard with palm trees. — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
Spanish Colonial Revival mansion with ornate bell towers viewed from a manicured garden courtyard with palm trees.Casa Del Sol
Rocky coastline with cypress trees and crashing waves viewed from Lone Cypress Point Lookout in California. — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
Rocky coastline with cypress trees and crashing waves viewed from Lone Cypress Point Lookout in California.
Sandy beach with driftwood and rocky outcrops viewed from Sunset Point Overlook, with waves and coastal cliffs visible. — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
Sandy beach with driftwood and rocky outcrops viewed from Sunset Point Overlook, with waves and coastal cliffs visible.
Coastal wildflower meadow at sunset in Pacific Grove, California, with cypress tree and ocean vista in distance. — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
Coastal wildflower meadow at sunset in Pacific Grove, California, with cypress tree and ocean vista in distance.Ocean View Boulevard
Distinctive rock pinnacles and boulders scattered across a desert hillside at Pinnacles, California, with sparse desert… — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
Distinctive rock pinnacles and boulders scattered across a desert hillside at Pinnacles, California, with sparse desert…
A manicured public park with open green lawn, wooden fencing, and surrounding trees under clear skies in Del Monte… — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
A manicured public park with open green lawn, wooden fencing, and surrounding trees under clear skies in Del Monte…Shops At The Lodge
Dramatic granite rock formations and forested valleys viewed from High Peaks Trail in Pinnacles National Park… — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
Dramatic granite rock formations and forested valleys viewed from High Peaks Trail in Pinnacles National Park…
Rocky riverbed with sandy banks framed by arid hillsides under clear blue sky. — Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast
Rocky riverbed with sandy banks framed by arid hillsides under clear blue sky.Notleys Landing

What travelers shoot here: scenic views · landmarks · landscapes · beaches — most photographed in December.

Photo descriptions are written by a model from the photograph itself; the place names and coordinates are not.

On the map

Landmarks on the map in Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast.

From the landmarks everyone knows to the corners nobody thought to list — real places, each with the photograph someone actually took — contributed by travellers and by the openly-licensed archive, and growing as more are added.

Pebble Beach 23 spots36.5687, -121.9505 Hearst Castle 9 spots35.6852, -121.1682 Lone Cypress Point Lookout 5 spots36.5692, -121.9650 Garrapata Beach 4 spots36.4220, -121.9144 Cambria 2 spots35.6383, -121.1484 Lovers Point Park 2 spots36.6258, -121.9163 Crespi Pond 1 spot36.6367, -121.9334 Sunset Point Overlook 1 spot36.5770, -121.9747 Garrapata Trail 1 spot36.4219, -121.9142 Alisomar State Marine Reserve 1 spot36.6366, -121.9363 Carmel Beach 1 spot36.5504, -121.9290 High Peaks Trail 1 spot36.4856, -121.1984 Pinnacles National Park 1 spot36.5000, -121.1542 Bixby Bridge 1 spot36.3752, -121.8980

Coordinates are about where the photograph was taken — the medoid of this place’s pins, at 4 decimals (~11 m). Approximate by design, and not an official gazetteer position.

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Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast spots, the quick version.

How many spots does Photerra have in Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast?

97 and counting — each one a real photograph, pinned about where it was taken. The map grows as people add to it and as the open archive is reviewed in.

Are these Big Sur & the Highway 1 Coast spots on Google Maps?

Many aren't. Photerra's spots are photo-coordinates — viewpoints, benches, trailheads and corners with no business listing or address — so they don't show up on maps built from business directories.

How do I get to a spot with no address?

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