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[[File:Big Sur June 2008.jpg|right|250px]]
'''Big Sur''' is a sparsely populated region of the Central Coast of California where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. The name "Big Sur" is derived from the original Spanish-language "el sur grande", meaning "the big south", or from "el país grande del sur", "the big country of the south", referring to its location south of the Monterey Peninsula. The terrain offers stunning views, making Big Sur a popular tourist destination.
=== North towards [[Monterey]] ===
=== South towards [[San Luis Obispo]] ===
HIGHWAY 1 CLOSED between RAGGED POINT and GORDA !!!
Since May 2017 due to mud and rock slides the Highway 1 is closed between Ragged Point and Gorda. It apparently should reopen at the end of July 2018.
So you have to find a ride back north to Monterey and then to bring you on the 101 or find someone who will drive all the small roads crossing the Big Sur State Park.
== Hitching in ==
