Highway 1 through Big Sur is open. Caltrans has 24/7 one-way control at Rocky Creek Bridge through November 30, and Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is closed.
Mount Diablo gates open at 8 a.m. and close at sunset. $10 at North and South Gate, $6 at the staging areas, and one Sunday in October when cars are shut out.
The Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival runs October 17-18, 2026, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., admission free. The Main Street closures and where to actually park.
Fleet Week runs October 4 to 12, 2026, with the air show October 9, 10 and 11 from noon to 4. Where to park, where to watch for free, and when to leave the car.
What the Monterey Peninsula actually costs this fall: 17-Mile Drive is $12.50 a car, Point Lobos $10, and two rules that turn cars away at the gate.
R-1, R-2 and R-3 explained, plus the catch: Caltrans publishes three different R-1 definitions. What to carry, where chains get called, and the 25 mph limit.
Tule elk bugle at Tomales Point from August through October. The drive, the parking, the free entry, and what the park does not have out there.
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