Don't let people scare you away from Highway 1 unless you are in a motorhome over 40 feet. Highway 1 is a great drive all the way down the coast. There are sections that are steep and windy and some high cliffs along the route so if you aren't comfortable with that don't do it, but it's very doable in a RV if you're comfortable with your RV. If you're going to do Highway 1, I always tell people to take it from north to south. The reason being the vast majority of the turnouts are going to be on the ocean side of the road. Going north you don't be able to stop as much and enjoy the view.
