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Nature Attractions In Big Sur

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Big Sur is a rugged and mountainous section of the Central Coast of the U.S. state of California between Carmel Highlands and San Simeon, where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. It is frequently praised for its dramatic scenery. Big Sur has been called the longest and most scenic stretch of undeveloped coastline in the contiguous United States, a national treasure that demands extraordinary procedures to protect it from development and one of the most beautiful coastlines anywhere in the world, an isolated stretch of road, mythic in reputation. The stunning views, redwood forests, hiking, beaches, and other recreational op...
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  • 1. Pfeiffer State Beach Big Sur
    Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is a state park in Monterey County, California, near the area of Big Sur on the state's Central Coast. It covers approximately 1,006 acres of land. The park is centered on the Big Sur River. It has been nicknamed a mini Yosemite.
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  • 2. McWay Falls Big Sur
    McWay Falls is an 80-foot-tall waterfall on the coast of Big Sur in central California that flows year-round from McWay Creek in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, about 37 miles south of Carmel, into the Pacific Ocean. It is a tidefall, a waterfall that empties directly into the ocean, and one of only two in California, the other being Alamere Falls.
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  • 3. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Big Sur
    Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is a state park in Monterey County, California, near the area of Big Sur on the state's Central Coast. It covers approximately 1,006 acres of land. The park is centered on the Big Sur River. It has been nicknamed a mini Yosemite.
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  • 4. Limekiln State Park Big Sur
    Limekiln State Park is a state park of California, United States, on the Big Sur coast. It contains four lime kilns from an 1887–1890 lime-calcining operation, plus a beach, redwood forest, and 100-foot Limekiln Falls. It is located 2 miles south of Lucia on State Route 1. The 711-acre park was established in 1994.
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  • 6. Big Sur Big Sur
    Big Sur is a rugged and mountainous section of the Central Coast of the U.S. state of California between Carmel Highlands and San Simeon, where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean. It is frequently praised for its dramatic scenery. Big Sur has been called the longest and most scenic stretch of undeveloped coastline in the contiguous United States, a national treasure that demands extraordinary procedures to protect it from development and one of the most beautiful coastlines anywhere in the world, an isolated stretch of road, mythic in reputation. The stunning views, redwood forests, hiking, beaches, and other recreational opportunities have made Big Sur a popular destination for tourists from across the world. The region receives about the same number of visitor...
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  • 7. Andrew Molera State Park Big Sur
    Andrew Molera State Park is a relatively undeveloped state park on the Big Sur coast of California, United States, preserving land as requested by former owner Frances Molera. Situated at the mouth of the Big Sur River, the property was part of the Rancho El Sur land grant, and later owned by Californio pioneer John B. R. Cooper and his descendants. Cooper's grandchildren Andrew and Frances Molera inherited the property from their mother in 1918, and after Andrew died in 1931, Frances stipulated in 1965 that the park should be named for her brother, who popularized the artichoke in California in 1922, when she sold the property to The Nature Conservancy in 1965.
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  • 8. Salmon Creek Falls Trail Big Sur
    Salmon Creek Falls is a 120-foot waterfall in the southern Big Sur area, Monterey County, California. They are near Gorda, in the Santa Lucia Range and within the Monterey Ranger District of the Los Padres National Forest. The falls are reached by a 0.3 mile trail from California State Route 1.The falls are on the boundary of the Silver Peak Wilderness, and the Salmon Creek Trail is a popular access route into the wilderness area.
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  • 10. Elephant Seal Rookery San Simeon
    The northern elephant seal is one of two species of elephant seal . It is a member of the family Phocidae . Elephant seals derive their name from their great size and from the male's large proboscis, which is used in making extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating competition. Sexual dimorphism in size is great. Correspondingly, the mating system is highly polygynous; a successful male is able to impregnate up to 50 females in one season.
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