🌊 The Legendary 17-Mile Drive | Ultimate Guide to California's Most E

🚗 What is 17-Mile Drive? A must-drive private coastline along Highway 1, famed for: ✅ The Lone Cypress (250-year-old icon) ✅ Billion-dollar mansions ✅ Sea lion parties 🦭 ✅ Pebble Beach Golf Links (world’s top golf course!) 🎫 Entry fee: $12.50/vehicle (cash/card accepted). Includes a numbered map 📍 Route: Enter at Pacific Grove Gate (north), follow the map’s stops, exit south to Carmel-by-the-Sea. 📸 Top Photo Spots (With Map Numbers!) 1️⃣ The Lone Cypress 🌲 "America’s #1 landmark!" A 250-year-old tree clinging to cliffs—eternal and alone. 2️⃣ Bird Rock 🦭 "More sea lions than people!" Sunbathing seals + squawking birds—record their hilarious "arguments"! 3️⃣ The Restless Sea 🌊 Pebble Beach’s wildest waves. Pull over to watch surf crash on jet-black rocks. 4️⃣ Crocker Grove 🌳 Home to ancient Monterey cypresses (tallest and oldest!). 5️⃣ Pebble Beach Golf Links ⛳ "Billionaire’s view!" Peek at the legendary oceanfront course. 6️⃣ Ghost Tree ☠️ Gothic vibes! Bleached tree skeletons on dark rocks—perfect for Game of Thrones-style edits. 8️⃣ Cypress Point Lookout 📸 "Wave explosion shots!" Time your shot as waves SMASH the cliffs (warning: camera may get wet!). *"17-Mile Drive is the Pacific’s private masterpiece— where nature and wealth conspire in every frame."* —Follow me for more California road trip secrets! #USATravel #RoadTrip #PacificCoastHighway #TravelGuide #HiddenGems #CaliforniaCoast #LoneCypress #TravelPhotography