APPENDIX

Trips by Theme

Epic Views

Day Hikes

#2 Carmelo Meadow, Granite Point, & Moss Cove Trails

#3 Cypress Grove Trail

#4 South Shore, Bird Island, South Plateau, & Pine Ridge Trails

#6 Rocky Ridge Trail

#8 Soberanes Point Trails

#9 Point Sur State Historic Park

#10 Trail Camp & Headlands Trails

#12 East Molera Trail

#15 Bluffs, Spring, Panorama, & Ridge Trails

#16 Valley View Trail

#20 Manuel Peak Trail

#24 Tan Bark Trail & Fire Road Loop

#25 Ewoldsen Trail

#26 McWay Falls

#32 Ragged Point Nature Trail

#33 Piedras Blancas

#42 Manuel Peak & Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

#57 Junipero Serra Peak

#62 Cone Peak Trail

Backpacking Trips

#37 Devils Peak & Mt. Carmel

#38 Ventana Double Cone via Ventana Trail

#47 Ventana Double Cone via Big Pines Trail

#51 Ventana Double Cone via Pine Valley

#53 Black Cone Trail to Arroyo Seco

#65 Cone Peak Loop

#66 Highway 1 to Vicente Flat

#67 Prewitt Loop Trail

#70 Cruikshank & Silver Camps

#72 Salmon Creek Station to Buckeye Camp

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Waterfalls

Day Hikes

#17 Pfeiffer Falls Trail

#26 McWay Falls

#28 Limekiln Falls Trail

#32 Ragged Point Nature Trail

#73 Salmon Creek Trail to Spruce Creek & Estrella Camps

Backpacking Trips

#40 Coast Road to Pico Blanco Camp

#41 Pico Blanco

#45 Hiding Canyon & Round Rock Camps

#49 Pine Valley

#50 Hiding Canyon & Round Rock Camps

#73 Salmon Creek Trail to Spruce Creek & Estrella Camps

Wildflowers

Day Hikes

#25 Ewoldsen Trail

#30 Pacific Valley Trail

#36 San Simeon Nature Trail

#60 Highway 1 to Terrace Creek Camp

#61 Highway 1 to Coast Ridge Road

Backpacking Trips

#37 Devils Peak & Mt. Carmel

#47 Ventana Double Cone via Big Pines Trail

#49 Pine Valley

#54 Church Creek to Pine Valley Camp

#64 Vicente Flat Trail

#65 Cone Peak Loop

#67 Prewitt Loop Trail

#70 Cruikshank & Silver Camps

#72 Salmon Creek Station to Buckeye Camp

#74 Dutra Flat & San Carpoforo Camps

Wildlife

Day Hikes

Trips #1–4 (all trails)

#6 Rocky Ridge Trail

#9 Point Sur State Historic Park

#10 Trail Camp & Headlands Trails

#11 Beach & Creamery Meadow Trails Loop

#13 River Trail Loop

#23 Partington Cove Trail

#25 Ewoldsen Trail

#31 Sand Dollar Beach & Jade Cove

#33 Piedras Blancas

#34 Hearst Memorial State Beach

#36 San Simeon Nature Trail

Backpacking Trips

#49 Pine Valley

#54 Church Creek to Pine Valley Camp

#63 Fresno Camp

#65 Cone Peak Loop

#67 Prewitt Loop Trail

#72 Salmon Creek Station to Buckeye Camp

#73 Salmon Creek Trail to Spruce Creek & Estrella Camps

#74 Dutra Flat & San Carpoforo Camps

Creeks & Rivers

Day Hikes

#1 Carmel River State Beach

#7 Soberanes Canyon Trail

#13 River Trail Loop

#17 Pfeiffer Falls Trail

#21 Gorge Trail

#23 Partington Cove Trail

#25 Ewoldsen Trail

Trips #27-29 (all trails)

#32 Ragged Point Nature Trail

#35 San Simeon State Beach

Backpacking Trips

#39 Little Sur & Jackson Camps

#40 Coast Road to Pico Blanco Camp

#41 Pico Blanco

#43 Danish Creek Camp

#44 Bluff & Carmel River Camps

#45 Hiding Canyon & Round Rock Camps

#48 Miller Canyon & Pine Valley Loop

#55 Tassajara Hot Springs

#56 Willow Springs & Strawberry Camps

#58 Ventana Camp

#59 Sykes & Redwood Camps

#60 Highway 1 to Terrace Creek Camp

#63 Fresno Camp

#64 Vicente Flat Trail

#68 Alder Creek Camp to Villa Creek Camp

#70 Villa Creek Camp

#73 Salmon Creek Trail to Spruce Creek & Estrella Camps

#74 Dutra Flat & San Carpoforo Camps

Fishing

Day Hikes

#1 Carmel River State Beach

#11 Beach & Creamery Meadow Trails Loop

#13 River Trail Loop

#34 Hearst Memorial State Beach

Backpacking Trips

#40 Coast Road to Pico Blanco Camp

#44 Bluff & Carmel River Camps

#45 Hiding Canyon & Round Rock Camps

#56 Willow Springs & Strawberry Camps

#58 Ventana Camp

#59 Sykes & Redwood Camps

#74 Dutra Flat & San Carpoforo Camps

Swimming

Day Hikes

#1 Carmel River State Beach

#4 South Shore, Bird Island, South Plateau, & Pine Ridge Trails

#13 River Trail Loop

#21 Gorge Trail

#22 Pfeiffer Beach

#34 Hearst Memorial State Beach

#35 San Simeon State Beach

Backpacking Trips

#39 Little Sur & Jackson Camps

#40 Coast Road to Pico Blanco Camp

#41 Pico Blanco

#44 Bluff & Carmel River Camps

#45 Hiding Canyon & Round Rock Camps

#49 Pine Valley

#50 Hiding Canyon & Round Rock Camps

#55 Tassajara Hot Springs

#56 Willow Springs & Strawberry Camps

#58 Ventana Camp

#59 Sykes & Redwood Camps

#73 Salmon Creek Trail to Spruce Creek & Estrella Camps

Redwood Forest

Day Hikes

#7 Soberanes Canyon Trail

#17 Pfeiffer Falls Trail

#18 Nature Trail

#24 Tan Bark Trail & Fire Road Loop

#25 Ewoldsen Trail

Trips #27–29 (all trails)

Backpacking Trips

#39 Little Sur & Jackson Camps

#40 Coast Road to Pico Blanco Camp

#59 Sykes & Redwood Camps

#60 Highway 1 to Terrace Creek Camp

#64 Vicente Flat Trail

#69 Highway 1 to Villa Creek Camp

Oak Woodland

Day Hikes

#24 Tan Bark Trail & Fire Road Loop

#25 Ewoldsen Trail

#36 San Simeon Nature Trail

#60 Highway 1 to Terrace Creek Camp

#61 Highway 1 to Coast Ridge Road

Backpacking Trips

#37 Devils Peak & Mt. Carmel

#38 Ventana Double Cone via Ventana Trail

#54 Church Creek to Pine Valley Camp

#56 Willow Springs & Strawberry Camps

#65 Cone Peak Loop

#67 Prewitt Loop Trail

#72 Salmon Creek Station to Buckeye Camp

By the Ocean

Day Hikes

Trips #1–4 (all trails)

#5 Coastal Access Trails

#8 Soberanes Point Trails

#9 Point Sur State Historic Park

#10 Trail Camp & Headlands Trails

#11 Beach & Creamery Meadow Trails Loop

#15 Bluffs, Spring, Panorama, & Ridge Trails

#22 Pfeiffer Beach

#23 Partington Cove Trail

#26 McWay Falls

#30 Pacific Valley Trail

#31 Sand Dollar Beach & Jade Cove

#32 Ragged Point Nature Trail

#33 Piedras Blancas

#34 Hearst Memorial State Beach

#35 San Simeon State Beach

Backpacking Trips

Backcountry camping west of Highway 1 is not permitted except at Andrew Molera State Park’s walk-in campground, a half mile from Molera Beach and 0.3 mile from the parking lot.

Surfing

#1 Carmel River State Beach

#11 Beach & Creamery Meadow Trails Loop

#22 Pfeiffer Beach

#30 Pacific Valley Trail

#31 Sand Dollar Beach & Jade Cove

Less-Traveled Destinations

Day Hikes

#12 East Molera Trail

#19 Buzzards Roost Trail

#24 Tan Bark Trail & Fire Road Loop

#61 Highway 1 to Coast Ridge Road

Remote Wilderness

Backpacking Trips

#38 Ventana Double Cone via Ventana Trail

#45 Hiding Canyon & Round Rock Camps

#47 Ventana Double Cone via Big Pines Trail

#48 Miller Canyon & Pine Valley Loop

#51 Ventana Double Cone via Pine Valley

#54 Church Creek to Pine Valley Camp

#74 Dutra Flat & San Carpoforo Camps

Accessible by Public Transportation

Day Hikes

Trips #1–4 (all trails)

Trips #5–9 (all trails)

Trips #10–15 (all trails)

Trips #16–21 (seasonal)

Trips #34–36 (all trails)

Backpacking Trips

Trips #58 & 59 (seasonal)

Author’s Favorites

Day Hikes

Trips #1–4 (all trails)

#6 Rocky Ridge Trail

#8 Soberanes Point Trails

#9 Point Sur State Historic Park

#10 Trail Camp & Headlands Trails

#15 Bluffs, Spring, Panorama, & Ridge Trails

#16 Valley View Trail

#21 Gorge Trail

#22 Pfeiffer Beach

#23 Partington Cove Trail

#25 Ewoldsen Trail

#26 McWay Falls

#31 Sand Dollar Beach & Jade Cove

#61 Highway 1 to Coast Ridge Road

Backpacking Trips

#38 Ventana Double Cone via Ventana Trail

#40 Coast Road to Pico Blanco Camp

#41 Pico Blanco

#49 Pine Valley

#51 Ventana Double Cone via Pine Valley

#53 Black Cone Trail to Arroyo Seco

#55 Tassajara Hot Springs

#62 Cone Peak Trail

#64 Vicente Flat Trail

#65 Cone Peak Loop

#72 Salmon Creek Station to Buckeye Camp

#74 Dutra Flat & San Carpoforo Camps