Point Lobos hiking guide: best trails, wildlife, scuba diving, photography tips, hours, fees & parking for Carmel’s crown jewel state reserve.
Everything you need for dog friendly Carmel-by-the-Sea: off-leash beach rules, top pet hotels, dog menus, wine tasting, hiking & Poodle Day 2026.
Just around the point from Carmel, Pacific Grove keeps a gentler register — a two-night late-summer itinerary built on the shoreline Recreation Trail, Lovers Point coves, Asilomar’s dune-edged beach, and a town that never learned to hurry.
Two and a half hours from Carmel, no flight, no schedule: a two-night itinerary built around one wine road, two historic inns, and the art of moving slowly.
For the first time in nearly three years, the full Big Sur run is open. Ninety-five miles, one full day: the classic coast drive from Carmel to Cambria, finally whole again.
The 20 best things to do in Carmel-by-the-Sea — beaches, galleries, wine tasting, hikes, and insider tips from a local. Updated for 2026.
The complete local’s guide to 17-Mile Drive: entrance fees, best stops, insider tips, and what most tourists miss on Pebble Beach’s legendary coastal route.