About this guide

Big Sur Day Trip is an independent guide to spending a day on the Big Sur coast of California. We are not a tour operator, a park agency or GetYourGuide, and the site name describes the trip we write about rather than any business of that name. For official information, see California State Parks, Caltrans District 5 and the Big Sur Chamber of Commerce.

Facts here are checked against those official sources and the tours' own listings on GetYourGuide. Road status, park hours, fees and prices change, and in 2026 they changed often; when a listing or an official page disagrees with this site, the official page wins.

The site is funded by affiliate commissions: when you book through a GetYourGuide link here, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That never changes what we recommend, including telling you when a tour turns around at Bixby Bridge. Details on the affiliate disclosure page.

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