Pin it17-Mile Drive
The scenic drive through Pebble Beach that reveals the landscape the golf courses were built upon.
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- Duration
- 1-3 hours
- Cost
- $12.25 per vehicle (reimbursed with $35+ purchase at Pebble Beach restaurants; complimentary for resort guests)
- Type
- Scenic
- What stands out
- The scenic drive through Pebble Beach that reveals the landscape the golf courses were built upon.
$12.25 per vehicle (reimbursed with $35+ purchase at Pebble Beach restaurants; complimentary for resort guests)
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The experience
17-Mile Drive is the private road through Pebble Beach, and the most efficient way to understand the geography that produced the courses on the peninsula. The route runs from Pacific Grove to Carmel through Monterey cypress, granite headlands, and a chain of overlooks that include the Lone Cypress, Bird Rock, Fanshell Beach, Cypress Point Lookout, and Ghost Tree at Pescadero Point. You can drive it in under an hour, but two to three hours with stops makes far better use of the road.
Drive it before you play Pebble Beach Golf Links or Spyglass Hill. Seeing the cypress, the cliff lines, and the way fog moves across the coast changes how the holes read once you are on them. Late afternoon light is best on the western pulloffs.
Logistics
Open sunrise to sunset daily, no booking required. The Pacific Grove gate on Sunset Drive and the Highway 1 gate near Carmel Hill are the easiest entrances. Entry is $12.25 per vehicle, free for resort guests, and reimbursed in full with a $35 purchase at any Pebble Beach Resorts restaurant, so plan a meal around it. Cyclists ride free.
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