While the pullouts are nice, most of them are accessible from traveling both directions when traffic is not heavy, especially in Oregon. But it gets very heavy after Labor Day.
The nice thing about north to south is that Washington US 101 will not disappoint too much. Very little is sea coast driving. And what is, there is usually a berm and very deep natural area between the road and the water. Only a few locations have the majestic views.
Agree Deception Pass is a must. From the Peace Arch Crossing to Burlington in WA, I was surprised by the number of oil refineries. Kind of like southern Louisiana along the Mississippi.
The Oregon coast is spectacular, and they do a much better job with scenic turnouts than I have seen in any other state.
California is lovely. Now our trip was south to north, and my wife was especially pleased with the spring flowers and new growth for much of the trip all the way to Olympic NP in early June.
The bridge out at Big Sur stopped us from taking the complete Hwy 1 route, but as I've said about some other stops on the trip, it took me over 65 years to get there, and I don't regret a dollar, an hour, on any missed sights. I only want to go back again!!!
