17-Mile Drive

A toll scenic drive through the private Pebble Beach community on the Monterey Peninsula, linking the Lone Cypress, the Pebble Beach Golf Links and Seal Rock, and often driven together with Highway 1.

17-Mile Drive is a private toll road owned by the Pebble Beach Company. It loops around the western Monterey Peninsula between Pacific Grove and Carmel, and has served as a carriage sightseeing route for the resort hotels since 1881. The full route is about 17 miles (27 km). Red and yellow center lines guide the way past more than 20 numbered viewpoints: Spanish Bay, Monastery Beach, Bird Rock and Seal Rock (sea lions, harbor seals and seabirds), the Cypress Point lookout, and the Lone Cypress, a symbol of Pebble Beach (about 250 years old, with its image protected as a trademark). The drive ends past the Pebble Beach Golf Links, which has hosted many U.S. Opens, and the resort, and exits through the Carmel Gate. Driving straight through without stopping takes about 1 hour; plan for 2 to 3 hours. A per-car toll applies, though it can be credited back if you spend a set amount at the Pebble Beach resort or beach hotels. Motorcycles are not allowed. There are 5 gates. Entering at the Pacific Grove Gate and leaving at the Carmel Gate connects seamlessly to Highway 1 south into Big Sur. There are no gas stations along the route.

17-Mile Drive

Along the route