Climb up on the high ridges for a spectacular view of the coastline on the western slope and gaze into three million acres of wilderness in the Las Padres National Forest on the eastern slope of the ridgeline. Be sure to keep your eyes to the sky while you're here because the California Condor reintroduction program has brought the California Condor back to Big Sur skies. The Ventana Wilderness Society has been very successful in reintroducing the California Condor. Now playing in the Big Sur theater of life - the return of the largest mammals on earth, the Blue whales, and the Humpback whales which travel this superhighway of whale migration throughout the summer months. This makes for spectacular viewing from the roadside turnouts.
Evenings offer the opportunity to dine in restaurants from fanciful to exquisite.
Relax in lodging that ranges from rustic to luxurious. Camp out in the many well equipped campgrounds. Luxuriate at the health spas. Relax and simply take in the magnificent beauty of Big Sur. Once you are here there is no reason to do anything more.