The Lone Cypress
The most famous sight along 17-Mile Drive: a Monterey cypress roughly 250 years old, standing alone on a rock in the sea, the emblem of Pebble Beach.
The Lone Cypress grows on a granite coastal rock and is estimated to be about 250 years old. For a long time it was the logo of the Pebble Beach Company, and it is one of the most photographed trees on the California coast. To protect this ancient tree, the rock is reinforced with steel cables, and visitors can only admire it from the viewing platform and may not approach. The viewpoint is in the middle of 17-Mile Drive, close to the Pebble Beach Golf Links, with easy parking. Nearby, the Cypress Point viewpoint offers a wider view.
Opening hours
Sunrise to sunset (17-Mile Drive hours)
Nearby sights
- Pebble Beach Golf Links
- 17-Mile Drive
- Carmel Beach
- Carmel-by-the-Sea
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
- Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
- Asilomar State Beach
- Monarch Grove Sanctuary