Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park · CA

Pfeiffer Falls & Valley View

Easy · Day hike · Best in Spring, Fall, Winter

Length

2 mi

Gain

400 ft

Scenery

★★★☆☆

About this trail

A short loop into a redwood-shaded canyon, past a 60-ft waterfall, then up to the Valley View overlook framing the Big Sur River valley meeting the Pacific.

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Highlights

60-ft Pfeiffer Falls
Old-growth redwood grove
Valley-to-ocean overlook

Get there

Start: Pfeiffer Big Sur day-use · 36.2488, -121.7878

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Parking: Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park day-use lot off Highway 1, $10/vehicle. Reopened 2021 after fire/flood reroute. Holds 70 cars; fills 10 a.m.–3 p.m. summer weekends.

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