Mile markers (MM) provide a reliable point of reference for determining where you are. Mile marker signs on Highway 1 in Monterey County are white vertical rectangles, placed every mile, on both sides of the road, with a numerical indicator of how many miles north you are located from the border with San Luis Obispo County to the south.
Why bother with mile markers when you have mobile apps, GPS coordinates, physical maps, cell phones? Long stretches of Highway 1 in Big Sur have neither cross-streets nor building addresses as points of reference. GPS coordinates from a mobile app are of limited value in describing where you are in relationship to someone or somewhere else. Physical maps are useful, though you won’t necessarily know where you are on the map. Cell service and internet service is available only in selected areas of Big Sur. In contrast, mile markers are never more than one mile away, in any direction that you travel, in any weather, regardless of the availability of cell and internet access.
First Responders - Fire, Ambulance, Police - are given estimated mile marker locations when dispatched to vehicle accidents, medical emergencies, rescues, fires, and other disturbances. If you know your mile marker location, you will give yourself the best opportunity for First Responders to find you quickly.
MM = mile marker, roadside markers along Highway 1 in Monterey County that indicate the number of miles north of the border between Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties.
MM 73 | Rio Rd / Highway 1 | Bus Stop
MM 72 | Carmel River Bridge
MM 72 | Palo Corona Regional Park | Highway 1 | 831.372.3196
MM 72 | Ribera Rd / Highway 1 | Bus Stop
MM 72 | Passing Zone
MM 71 | Carmel River State Beach | Highway 1 | 831.649.2836
MM 70 | Pt. Lobos State Natural Preserve | Highway 1 | 831.624.4909 | Bus Stop
MM 69 | Carmel Highlands General Store | 70 Highway 1 | Carmel, CA 93923 | 831.624.7851 | Bus Stop
MM 69 | Hyatt Carmel Highlands | 120 Highway 1 | Carmel, CA 93923 | 831.620.1234 | Bus Stop
MM 69 | Tickle Pink Inn | 155 Highland Dr | Carmel, CA 93923 | 831.624.1244
MM 68 | Yankee Point Rd / Highway 1 | Bus Stop
MM 68 | Malpaso Creek Bridge (narrow) | Bus Stop
MM 67 | Garrapata State Park - North | Highway 1 | 831.624.4909
MM 67 | Garrapata State Park | Trail Head for Rocky Ridge Trail, Highway 1 | 831.624.4909
MM 65 | Passing Zone
MM 64 | Granite Canyon Bridge (narrow)
MM 63 | Garrapata State Park - South | Highway 1 | 831.624.4909
MM 63 | Garrapata Creek Bridge (narrow) | Bus Stop
MM 62 | Rocky Point Restaurant | 36700 Highway 1 | Carmel, CA 93923 | 831.624.2933
MM 61 | Palo Colorado Rd / Highway 1 | Bus Stop
MM 61 | Botchers Gap Campground | Highway 1 / Palo Colorado Rd + 7 miles | Closed
MM 61 | Passing Zone
MM 60 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 60 | Rocky Creek Bridge (narrow)
MM 60 | Bixby Bridge (narrow) | Bus Stop
MM 59 | Passing Zone | Northbound Only
MM 59 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 58 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 58 | Paved Turnout | Northbound Traffic
MM 57 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 56 | Little Sur River Bridge
MM 56 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 56 | Paved Turnout | Northbound Traffic
MM 56 | Passing Zone
MM 55 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 54 | Passing Zone
MM 54 | Point Sur State Historic Park | Highway 1 | 831.625.4419 | Bus Stop
MM 53 | Passing Zone
MM 52 | Passing Zone
MM 51 | Andrew Molera State Park | 45500 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.1112 | Bus Stop
MM 50 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 50 | Passing Zone
MM 49 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 49 | Big Sur River Inn & Restaurant | 46800 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2700 | 800.548.3610 | Bus Stop
MM 49 | The Village | 46840 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.5128
MM 49 | Big Sur Health Center | 46896 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2580
MM 49 | Big Sur Campground & Cabins | 47000 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2322
MM 48 | Riverside Campground & Cabins | 47020 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2414
MM 48 | Paved Turnout | Northbound Traffic
MM 48 | Ripplewood Resort | 47047 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2242 | 800.575.1735 | Bus Stop
MM 48 | Glen Oaks Big Sur | 47080 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2105
MM 48 | Big Sur Roadhouse | 47080 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2370
MM 48 | Juan Higuera Creek Bridge
MM 48 | Big Sur Grange | Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2956
MM 48 | Fernwood Resort | 47200 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2422 | Bus Stop
MM 47 | Big Sur Pfeiffer State Park | 47231 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.1112
MM 47 | Big Sur Lodge | 47225 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 800.424.4787
MM 47 | Big Sur River Bridge
MM 47 | Pine Ridge Trail
MM 46 | Big Sur Station Visitor Center | 47555 Highway 1 | Information Only | 831.667.2315 | Bus Stop
MM 46 | Pfeiffer Beach | Highway 1 / Sycamore Canyon Rd + 2 miles | Bus Stop | Shuttle Service
MM 45 | Paved Turnout | Northbound Traffic
MM 45 | Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge
MM 45 | US Post Office | 47500 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 800.275.8777 | Bus Stop
MM 45 | Big Sur Deli | 47520 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2225
MM 45 | Big Sur Taphouse | 47520 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.0446
MM 45 | Big Sur Bakery | 47540 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.0520
MM 45 | Post Ranch Inn | 47900 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2200 | 800.527.2200
MM 45 | Big Sur Smokehouse | 48123 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2419
MM 45 | Ventana Big Sur | 48123 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 800.628.6500 | Bus Stop
MM 44 | Nepenthe | 48510 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2345 | Bus Stop
MM 44 | Hawthorne Gallery | 48485 Highway 1 | Big Sur, California 93920 | 831.667.3200
MM 44 | Henry Miller Library | 48603 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2574
MM 43 | Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn | 48865 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.2377
MM 43 | Castro Canyon Bridge (narrow)
MM 41 | Coast Big Sur | 49901 Highway 1 | Big Sur, California 93920 | 831.667.2301
MM 40 | Boronda Trail
MM 39 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 39 | Sycamore Draw Bridge
MM 38 | Torre Canyon Bridge
MM 38 | DeAngulo Trail
MM 36 | Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park | 52801 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 831.667.1112
MM 35 | Anderson Canyon Bridge
MM 34 | Passing Zone
MM 34 | Burns Creek Bridge
MM 34 | Buck Creek Bridge
MM 33 | Passing Zone
MM 33 | Hot Springs Creek Bridge
MM 32 | Lime Creek Bridge
MM 32 | Esalen Institute | 55000 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA, 93920 | Reservation Required | 888.837.2536 | 703.342.0500
MM 31 | Dolan Creek Bridge
MM 29 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 28 | Passing Zone | Northbound Only
MM 28 | Big Creek Bridge (narrow)
MM 27 | Paved Turnout | Northbound Traffic
MM 27 | Passing Zone
MM 26 | Passing Zone
MM 26 | Vicente Creek Bridge
MM 25 | Passing Zone
MM 24 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 23 | Lucia Lodge | 62400 Highway 1 | Big Sur, California 93920 | 831.667.2708 | 866.424.4787
MM 23 | New Camaldoli Hermitage | 62475 Highway 1 | Big Sur, California 93920 | 831.667.2456
MM 23 | Stone Ridge Trail
MM 22 | Pitkins Curve Bridge
MM 21 | Limekiln Creek Bridge
MM 21 | Limekiln State Park | Highway 1 | 805.434.1996
MM 19 | Vicente Flat Trail
MM 19 | Kirk Creek Trail
MM 19 | Kirk Creek Campground | Highway 1 | 805.434.1996
MM 19 | Kirk Creek Bridge
MM 19 | Nacimiento Campground | Highway 1 / Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd + 11 miles | 805.434.1996
MM 18 | Paved Turnout | Northbound Traffic
MM 18 | Mill Creek Picnic Area & Beach | Highway 1 | 805.434.1996
MM 18 | Mill Creek Bridge (narrow)
MM 18 | Mill Creek Trail
MM 17 | Wild Cattle Creek Bridge
MM 16 | Passing Zone
MM 16 & 15 | Prewitt Loop Creek Trail | Two Trailheads
MM 15 | Passing Zone
MM 15 | Prewitt Creek Bridge
MM 14 | Passing Zone
MM 14 | Sand Dollar Beach | Highway 1 | 805.434.1996
MM 14 | Plaskett Creek Campground | Highway 1 | 805.434.1996
MM 13 | Passing Zone
MM 12 | Willow Creek Picnic Area & Beach | Highway 1 | 805.434.1996
MM 12 | Willow Creek Bridge
MM 11 | Treebones Resort | 71895 Highway 1 | Big Sur, CA 93920 | 805.927.2390 | 877.424.4787
MM 10 | Gorda Springs Resort | 11 Cabrillo Highway | Big Sur, California 93920 | 805-927-3918
MM 10 | Passing Zone
MM 9 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 8 | Passing Zone
MM 8 | Alder Creek Bridge
MM 8 | Cruikshank Trail
MM 7 | Villa Creek Bridge
MM 5 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 5 | Paved Turnout | Northbound Traffic
MM 3 | Paved Turnout | Southbound Traffic
MM 3 | Passing Zone | Southbound Only
MM 2 | Salmon Creek Bridge
MM 2 | Salmon Creek Trail
MM -2 | Ragged Point Inn and Resort | 19019 Highway 1 | Ragged Point, CA 93452 | 888.584.6374