

Tips For Getting the Most Out of Your Drive The Concours d'Elegance classic auto show in August also draws big crowds, and closes the drive for Concours Sunday (third weekend in August). The Pebble Beach Food and Wine Festival happens in April. Open Golf Tournament is held at Pebble Beach every year in June and the Pebble Beach Pro-Am is held every February. The Pebble Beach golf course hosts some big golf tournaments, and when they're going on, it's impossible to get in. If your plans are flexible and you only want to go if it's a nice day, check the Pebble Beach webcams or call The Inn at Spanish Bay (83) and ask. For the best chance of clear skies, go in mid- to late afternoon. Winter can be rainy and summer morning fog can linger until the afternoon, or even worse, all day. The best time to take the 17-Mile Drive is fall or spring. Allow three hours or more for the whole drive, especially if you stop to eat or take a lot of photographs. You can enter the 17-Mile Drive through any of four gates, where you will stop to pay the entry fee and pick up a map. Once you get inside the gates, you'll find signs and red-painted dashed lines on the pavement to help you follow the route.
17 MILE DRIVE CARMEL FOR FREE
Bicycles can get in for free if they enter through the Pacific Grove gate. The per-car fee gets you in, and you'll get a driving guide to take along with you. You'll pay a fee (per car) to drive the 17-Mile Drive, and motorcycles are not allowed. It’s no wonder it’s one of many visitors' favorite road trips in California. If you want to see the Lone Cypress or visit Pebble Beach, this is the only way to get there. The 17-Mile Drive is a road that passes through Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula, scattered with gorgeous houses and stellar ocean views. The 17-Mile Drive is one of those things that everyone wants to do when they visit Carmel and Pebble Beach, but have you ever wondered why? What made this particular winding road get such a big reputation?
