Optimised for performance, a huge coverage area, beautiful runway approaches for all types of aviators and extraordinary detail around the airport, Monterey is your perfect base of operations for the mid-Pacific coast. As for the airport itself as well as being a mid-sized passenger terminus (American, US Airways, United, Alaskan/Horizon and Allegient), Monterey Regional is absolutely the home for all corporate types the wealth of the area is evident by the abundance of expensive bizjets parked out the front of the large FBO's. Well-known icons such as Cannery Row, Fisherman's Wharf, Laguna Seca Raceway, The Lone Cypress and many more are included, as are the plentiful golf courses including the steep (and famous!) short final approach over the Navy Golf Course. Of course this is not just an airport scenery expect to find a large swathe of surrounding scenery to explore, including the entire City of Monterey, large portions of the Peninsula, Pebble Beach and north to Seaside. Following hot on the heals from his highly-popular Redding Airport, acclaimed developer Jarrad Marshall (Redding/Spokane/Jackson Hole/Bozeman/Broome) returns to Northern California with his latest offering. Pay your $10 and drive instead.With it's picture-perfect location, Monterey is a city nestled at the southern end of Monterey Bay on the mid-Pacific coast of California. The roads are narrow and drivers are often checking their maps to navigate, so it is risky for bikers who are also insecure on these roads. Helpful tip: I would not recommend inexperienced bikers taking this route. But this is a very enjoyable way to see the scenic Monterey and Carmel areas. Be aware that on a busy day parking at some of the stops is limited, as many are merely pull-offs alongside the road. This lovely bayside city on California’s beautiful central coast has a lot to offer visitors boasting everything from lovely natural scenery to a fascinating history spanning hundreds of years. Having said all that, the stops we did enjoy were well worth the $10 to get there (especially Pebble Beach Golf Club and the Lone Cyprus venue). Planning a day trip to Monterey is one of the best things you could do if you’re spending an extended time in San Francisco. ![]() The map you are given is also a bit vague when it comes to turns along the route, so we kept ending up having to turn around and go in a different direction due to a wrong turn. ![]() This is clearly an area yielding lots of tax dollars for keeping up the roads (think mansions, golf courses, etc.), and although it is really beautiful in places, much of it is through the woods and even along the ocean front you can do similar drives for free almost anywhere up and down the coast. If you are not a resident or guest in the area, it costs about $10 per car to take the drive, but it's worth it.Īlthough this is without a doubt a beautiful drive - the fact that not all 17 miles are ocean front, and that it costs $10 to enter the drive, were facts that caught us a bit off guard. Give yourself time to drive slowly and spend a little while enjoying each spot each has something to recommend it. On the day we were there Seal Rock was unfortunately not occupied, nor did we see any passing whales which are often spotted. Although it is not really alone- a line of cypress lead to the promontory on which it stands. I don't remember how many stops there are exactly, but our favorites were Bird Rock, where we tarried for several minutes watching gulls, cormorants, pelicans and more circling the rock and taking turns taking off and landing at its highest point Restless Seas, a very interesting spot where prevailing currents come in from 2 different directions and meet, causing to waves to push up and break over one another and of course Lone Cypress, which is as enigmatic in real life as it is in paintings and photos. ![]() And the threatening weather did not detract from the beauty of the drive in the least. The sky was leaden and the wind blustering the day we drove the famous 17-Mle-Drive, which made us glad that the way to see it is to drive from lookout point to lookout point.
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