50 Essential Pacific Coast Highway Stops: From San Diego to Seattle - California Crossroads

The Pacific Coast Highway is up there with the most beautiful drives in the world. Snaking all the way up the U.S.’s west coast, the Pacific Coast Highway stretches 1,675 miles from California to Washington, starting in San Diego, CA and ending in Olympia, WA (or vice versa). The most commonly driven part of the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) is California Highway 1, which covers just due south of Los Angeles to quite a bit north of San Francisco. Growing up, we made the drive from San Francisco to Santa Barbara several times a year to visit my grandmother who lived in Solvang (which is a fun side trip, though not on the PCH).I’ve driven on Highway 1 dozens of times and know the best California Pacific Coast Highway stops like the back of my hand.But that’s only one stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway — there’s so much more than just that. With nearly two thousand miles of road to cover, I’ve narrowed it down to 50 essential Pacific Coast Highway stops in California, Oregon, and Washingt...