17-Mile Drive

My yellow Labrador and I walk everywhere thru Carmel. On at least one of our daily walks, we get asked for directions by lost tourists on how to get to the Carmel Ocean, Pebble Beach Gate, or 17 mile Drive. It’s confusing with the winding streets, lack of no addresses (Carmel does not have any addresses in Carmel-by-the-Sea), and the cross-streets don’t have traditional street signs only poles on the corners. So giving directions is tough…it’s more like “turn at the large oak tree, left at brown planter boxes, right at the greenhouse” etc). Today, it was a family on rental bikes from Virginia Beach, lost in Pescadero Canyon, which is across from 17-Mile Drive. Last year, I decided to put up this map here to give lost visitors directions. Click here or on the map image to take you to google maps to give yourself directions if you are lost.

This world-famous scenic drive takes you thru dramatic cliffs, dramatic forests and immaculate golf courses. Explore Lone Cypress, Crocker Grove, Fanshell Beach, Point Joe, Bird Rock. iconic golf courses.

The newly built Pebble Beach Visitor Center has an interactive map that details important stops along 17-mile drive, so make sure to stop there to get more information or get a map from the gate. It is directly across from Pebble Beach Lodge.