The growing popularity of free overnight camping on a rugged beach at the edge of the Big Sur coast has forced the U.S. Forest Service to consider at least temporarily prohibiting the activity. “The ...

San Carpoforo Beach in California’s Los Padres National Forest offers an idyllic view of the Pacific Coast and is the only free public camping site in the Big Sur area. The combination of beauty and ...

California Central Coast residents are losing overnight access to the only free beach campsite in the Big Sur area because visitors wouldn’t clean up after themselves. On Thursday, the California ...

You heard that Highway 1 into Big Sur from the Bay Area is finally open again, and you’re excited about a summer trip. You want to go camping on that stunning coastline or among the redwoods, but ...

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Another year, another summer of the same closure on Highway 1 near Big Sur, meaning you still can’t drive all the way from San Francisco to Los Angeles along this iconic stretch of California coast.

After sustaining damage in back-to-back natural events, this well-known waterfall hike in California's Big Sur is once again open to hikers.

The fine for illegal camping along California's Big Sur coastline quintupled last month, as local officials hope to crack down on the people who set up tents and sleep in cars on pullouts along ...