17-Mile Drive

17-Mile Drive
17 Mile Drive near Spanish Bay Road
TypeScenic toll road
Maintained byPebble Beach Company
Length17 mi (27 km)
FromDel Monte Blvd in Pacific Grove
Major
junctions
SR 68 / Sunset Dr
Carmel Way
To SR 68 / SR 1
Construction
Completion1880
Other
WebsiteScenic 17-Mile Drive

17-Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove on the Monterey Peninsula in California, much of which hugs the Pacific coastline and passes famous golf courses, mansions and scenic attractions, including the Lone Cypress, Bird Rock and the 5,300-acre Del Monte Forest of Monterey Cypress trees.[1]

The drive serves as the main road through the gated community of Pebble Beach. Inside this community, nonresidents have to pay a toll to use the road.[2] Like the community, the majority of 17-Mile Drive is owned and operated by the Pebble Beach Corporation. The 17-Mile Drive is a 17-mile (27 km)-long scenic loop having five primary entrances - the main highway entrance at California State Route 1, and entrances in Carmel and Pacific Grove.

  1. ^ "How to Make the Most Out of Carmel's 17-Mile Drive". Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  2. ^ "Non-Interstate System Toll Roads in the United States". Federal Highway Administration. 2009-01-01. Archived from the original on March 9, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-26.