hwy 1 from san fran to las angeles?

No one ever said it wasn't beautiful. The speed limit may be 55mph on the straight aways-but honestly, how many straight parts are there?

BTW-I think the speed limit may be 45mph-but that's a side point.

Turning a motor home around those curves for the driver is not pleasant. He/She will not enjoy it. The line of cars behind the motorhome will not enjoy it.

The driver will be too busy looking for a turn out to enjoy the scenery.

Use the toad.

Respectfully, roads like highway 1 are what RVing is all about. If you don't want to explore roads like this, I question the need for an RV. Might as well take Southwest Airlines if you don't want to experience the beauty off of the freeway.


Highway 1 is the most beautiful road I have ever driven in my life. Sure, some parts are narrow, but as I recall the speed limit is 55 mph or less and there is zero truck traffic as it is prohibited.

However, Please name me another road in North America where you can watch whales from your driver seat. Picture #1 shows me doing just that in my previous motorhome.

Please do yourself a favor a take a few days to drive this route, stopping here and there to camp. Don't be afraid of turning that steering wheel a little. There is no race on this road, everyone is on it to view the amazing scenery that God has blessed us with. There are no major cities on the route and highway 1 is not the fastest way to anywhere. The only people on it are tourists. I have been on many beautiful roads in almost every state, but when my family talks about our RV trips, this is THE ONE! We stopped on the side of the road every day we were on this road to eat lunch with the mighty pacific banging away on the rocks. Watching Whales, Otters, Sea Lions, swimming below. Amazing.

I do not ever remember cars building up behind me. I don't remember much traffic at all on the road. (We drove it on weekdays, might try that)

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Could I do it? Yes
Would I enjoy it? No
Would I recommend it to someone as a major component of their vacation? Heck No

Advice was asked and given - it's up to the recipient to decide whether they take it or not and there is no shame either way.

msmith1199 wrote:
I just wish people wouldn't give advice here in absolutes. Of course I have to assume that the people asking for the advice know enough to consider everything before staying away from a road because somebody on rv.net told them don't do it.

It's a fun drive and if you're not afraid of heights and your comfortable driving your motorhome then all will be fine. The problem with doing it in the toad is you have to leave your MH at one end or the other and then you have a lot of backtracking to do. Monterey to Cambria is 124 miles. That's a lot of backtracking to do if you want to see that entire stretch of Highway 1. Or if you take Highway 1 in one direction and then want to take 101 back to your TV, it will be 140 miles back.

There is no way it's pleasant in a motorhome. It's an absolute.

SF to Carmel on 1 is 2 lanes but not bad. Use the above comments to judge your comfort level.

SF to Carmel on 1 is 2 lanes but not bad. Use the above comments to judge your comfort level.

I just wish people wouldn't give advice here in absolutes. Of course I have to assume that the people asking for the advice know enough to consider everything before staying away from a road because somebody on rv.net told them don't do it.

It's a fun drive and if you're not afraid of heights and your comfortable driving your motorhome then all will be fine. The problem with doing it in the toad is you have to leave your MH at one end or the other and then you have a lot of backtracking to do. Monterey to Cambria is 124 miles. That's a lot of backtracking to do if you want to see that entire stretch of Highway 1. Or if you take Highway 1 in one direction and then want to take 101 back to your TV, it will be 140 miles back.

Done it and will again soon. Take your time.

Pogoil.

My only problem with it is that the driver has to concentrate so much. THis is one of the top 5 drives in the US in my opinion. You would enjoy it so much more in your toad. Its hard to go very far without wanting to pull over and take pics.