Pacific Coast Highway
Scenic coastal route
Pacific Coast Highway is a scenic roadway running along the California coastline, officially designated as State Route 1.
The name evokes dramatic ocean views, cliffside driving, and leisurely coastal travel.
Often abbreviated PCH: We took PCH up to Big Sur.
The route has become iconic in American road-trip culture, appearing frequently in film and music as shorthand for California dreaming.
- MalibuAffluent coastal California city
- road tripExtended pleasure drive
- ocean viewsSightlines toward open water
- sandy beachesCoastlines covered with granules
- Santa MonicaLos Angeles beach suburb
road trip playlist · sightseeing · tide pools · rock formations · Big Sur · winding roads · cliff edges · Monterey · scenic byway · photography · golden hour · bridges · whale watching · sea spray · San Luis Obispo · wildflowers · Route 1 · marine wildlife
- Westside LASanta Monica, Venice, Brentwood, Westwood, Century City
- American travelroad trip, road trips, national park, scenic routes, national monuments
- CaliforniaLos Angeles, San Francisco, Hollywood, San Diego, Yosemite
- California activitiessurfing, beach volleyball, hiking, wine tasting, whale watching
- Famous RoadsRoute 66, Autobahn, Ho Chi Minh Trail
- Famous RoutesRoute 66, Silk Road, Oregon Trail, Trans-Siberian Railway, Orient Express
Pacific Coast HighwayInterstate 5
Western seaboard highway
interstates · freeways · turnpikes · expressways · truck routes
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