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The Big Sur River is a 15.7-mile-long (25.3 km) [1] river on the Central Coast of California. The river drains a portion of the Big Sur area, a thinly settled region of the Central California coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. The upper river and watershed lies within the Ventana Wilderness and ...
The various informal boundaries applied to the region have gradually expanded north and south over time. Esther Pfeiffer Ewoldson, who was born in 1904 and was a granddaughter of Big Sur pioneers Michael and Barbara Pfeiffer, wrote that the region extended from the Little Sur River 23 miles (37 km) south to Slates Hot Springs.
During Highway 1 reconstruction, L.A. road-trippers will need to take a detour to reach attractions such as McWay Falls, Big Sur River Inn and Bixby Creek Bridge.
Andrew Molera State Park has over 20 miles (32 km) of hiking trails. Some run along the shore, others along the Big Sur River, while still others climb to high ridges with views of the entire Big Sur coast. The only camping available in the park is in a 24-site walk-in campground. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. [11]
The beautiful Point Sur Lightstation is a must-stop destination on your Big Sur road trip. Perched on top of a large volcanic rock, the lighthouse and lightstation have been helping ships avoid ...
A stretch of the Carmel Valley and areas along the Big Sur River were also under evacuation orders. Officials anticipate the Salinas River could reach flood stage by Wednesday, according to the ...
The Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection Act of 1992 created the approximately 14,500-acre (5,900 ha) Silver Peak Wilderness and added about 38,800 acres (15,700 hectares) to the Ventana Wilderness in addition to designating the Big Sur River as a Wild and Scenic River. The Big Sur Wilderness and Conservation Act of 2002 expanded the ...
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A Native American tribe has reclaimed a small part of ancestral lands on California’s scenic Big Sur coast that were lost to Spanish colonial settlement nearly 250 years ...