Pacific Coast Highway: San Francisco to Los Angeles with a travel trailer or RV
The Pacific Coast Highway runs 469 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles. With an RV, you're looking at about 12 hours behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for an RV, at the size in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: San Francisco · Santa Cruz · Monterey · San Luis Obispo · Santa Barbara · Los Angeles
Is the Pacific Coast Highway OK for an RV?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for an RV without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to trailers. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- 1 miles of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest stretch is about 8% downhill on US 101 South, at mile 256.
- It keeps you off 14 nearby roads with a signed limit your rig wouldn't clear, like Lombard Street (no caravans), Bear Creek Road (25 ft long) and West 2nd Street (12 ft 9 in high).
The plan, rig by rig
| RV | |
|---|---|
| Distance | 469 miles |
| Driving time | about 12 hours |
| Unsealed | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 1 miles |
| Total climb | 12,884 ft |
| Longest gap between fuel | not on our map |
| Signed limits it goes round | 14 |
| Planned at | 13 ft 1 in high, 40 ft long and 26,455 lb |
Towns on the way
- San Mateo · mile 19
- Palo Alto · mile 31
- Cupertino · mile 43
- Santa Cruz · mile 73
- Monterey · mile 116
- Salinas · mile 134
- Gonzales · mile 151
- Greenfield · mile 168
- Atascadero · mile 243
- San Luis Obispo · mile 260
- Santa Maria · mile 293
- Santa Barbara · mile 367
- Carpinteria · mile 379
- Oxnard · mile 407
RV parks on the way
- Candlestick RV Park · mile 6
- Santa Cruz Redwoods RV Resort · mile 70
- Cotillion Garden RV Park · mile 70
- Moss Landing KOA Express · mile 98
- Monterey Fairgrounds RV Park · mile 118
- Vines RV Resort · mile 227
- Wine Country RV Resort · mile 231
- Holiday RV Park · mile 273
- Le Sage Riviera RV Park · mile 274
- Pacific Dunes Ranch RV Resort · mile 277
- Rivergrove Mobile Home & RV Park · mile 324
- Malibu Beach RV Park · mile 437
- and 13 more in the app
National park and other campgrounds
- Aquatic Park Cove, Black Point Overnight Anchoring, Sailing Vessels Only (Auxiliary Engine Ok) · mile 0 · fees apply
- Carriage Acres Mobile Home Park · mile 79
- Camp Saint Francis · mile 85
- South Camp · mile 91 · fees apply
- Laguna Seca Recreation Area · mile 126
- RV Area · mile 180
- Hiker-Biker Campsite - Coastal Dunes · mile 275 · fees apply
- Ranch Club Mobile Estates · mile 324
- Carpinteria State Beach: Santa Cruz · mile 380 · fees apply
- Camp Bloomfield · mile 426
- and 44 more in the app
Rest areas
- Camp Roberts Rest Area · mile 214 · toilets · water
- Gaviota Rest Area · mile 334 · toilets · water
Dump points
- at Yanks RV Resort · mile 167
- at Wine Country RV Resort · mile 231
- Flying Flags RV Resort · mile 324
- at Ocean Mesa RV & Campground · mile 347
- Marborg Industries · mile 369
- at Santa Barbara Sunrise RV Park · mile 370
- Carpinteria State Beach · mile 380
- at Malibu Beach RV Park · mile 437
Fuel stops
- Pilot Travel Center · mile 135
- Love's Travel Stop · mile 137
- Eagle Energy Inc · mile 227
Plan this trip for your own rig
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Tell Motocamp what you drive, from an enduro bike to a 40-foot RV, and it plans this trip for that vehicle: the roads it fits, the low bridges and closed roads to steer clear of, and places to stay on the way. The maps keep working where there's no signal.
Plan this trip for your own rig Already have Motocamp USA? Open it hereCamps, fuel and road limits come from OpenStreetMap and state agencies, and some can be missing or out of date. Distances are along our plan. Always go by the signs on the road.