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Lucia | |
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 View of Lucia Lodge | |
  Lucia Location in California  Lucia Lucia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°1′14″N 121°33′4″W / 36.02056°N 121.55111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Monterey County |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
Lucia is a hamlet located 22 miles (35 km) south of Big Sur Village and 38 miles (61 km) north of Hearst Castle.[2][3][4] The area is sparsely settled[3]
The sole business active today is the Lucia Lodge, one of a very few along the south coast of Big Sur to offer accommodations to travelers.[2][5] Lucia is miles away from any other business.[6] Due to the remote location, gas prices are typically high.[7] A small store and restaurant attached to the Lodge were destroyed by a fire in August 2021.[8]
Wilber Judson Harlan filed the first patent for land in the area in 1885. His family has continually resided in the location and the fifth generation still operates the Lucia Lodge alongside the Big Sur Coast Highway.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lucia, California
- ^ a b Brown, A. (2004). Writers' and Artists' Hideouts: Great Getaways for Seducing the Muse. Linden Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-61035-116-4. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ a b Jensen, J. (2018). Road Trip USA Pacific Coast Highway. Avalon Publishing. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-64049-383-4. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ Brown, A.M. (2009). Monterey and Carmel: Including Santa Cruz and Big Sur. Moon Handbooks Series. Avalon Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-56691-995-1. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ Heid, A.E. (2013). Hiking and Backpacking Big Sur: A Complete Guide to the Trails of Big Sur, Ventana Wilderness, and Silver Peak Wilderness. Wilderness Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-89997-727-0. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ "Lucia Lodge, Big Sur, California". Lucia Lodge. 2021-08-10. Archived from the original on 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ Thornton, S. (2016). Moon Monterey & Carmel: Including Santa Cruz & Big Sur. Moon Handbooks. Avalon Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-63121-244-4. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ "Fire burns through restaurant, store at historic Lucia Lodge on southern Big Sur Coast". The Mercury News (in Kinyarwanda). 2021-08-18. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-21.