Keep in mind that swimming at Sand Dollar Beach is considered ... U.S. News Insider Tip: Humpback whales frequent the deep waters of Big Sur, typically from late April through early December.

swimming is considered dangerous. Although they share the same name, Pfeiffer Beach is not located in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park or Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park.

This dazzling California state park has all the charm of Yosemite, from hikes past ancient redwoods to hidden swimming spots, ...

Coastal North Bay including Point Reyes National Seashore, San Francisco Peninsula Coast, Northern Monterey Bay and Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast as well as San ... out of the water to avoid ...

Globe-trotting correspondent Robert Wernick heads west, to the precipitous cliffs that plunge into the Pacific at Big Sur. There, on the edge of the continental United States, he chronicles the ...

Motorists driving along Highway 1 in Big Sur will need to monitor their speedometers a little more closely after the speed limit was lowered in the region last month.For a roughly 55-mile stretch ...

CARMEL – From the pandemic to a mudslide taking out a portion of the course last year, the Big Sur Marathon has faced a series of challenges in recent years. Persevering, though, is what runners ...