The crew trip · Summer
The California Coast Road Trip
San Francisco → Big Sur → Santa Barbara → Los Angeles
- Aug 8 – Aug 13
- 5
- 462
The plan, hour by hour
Five days of coast. Add a stop, drag the crew along, and keep everyone on the same page.
Pick up the car, roll out of SF
San Francisco
Coffee + bagels before we hit the road. Aim to clear the city by 10.
Lunch on the wharf
Santa Cruz
Fish tacos, then a walk on the boardwalk.
Check in, sunset over the bay
Monterey
Drop bags, grab the good camera for golden hour.
17-Mile Drive + Bixby Bridge stop
Pebble Beach → Big Sur
Get to Bixby early before the pullout fills up.
McWay Falls overlook hike
Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP
Short trail, huge payoff. Pack water.
The big stretch down Highway 1
Big Sur → Santa Barbara
Long driving day. Trade off at every gas stop.
Wine tasting in the foothills
Santa Ynez Valley
Designated driver: whoever lost the coin toss.
Sunset on the pier
Santa Monica
Last stop before we hand the keys back in LA.
Split it fair, settle up clean
Log who paid for what. We do the math and tell each person exactly who to pay so nobody's chasing receipts at the end.
$1,026
$256.50 each, split 4 ways
- $540
Rental car (5 days)
- $72
Gas - first fill
- $320
Monterey Airbnb
- $94
Groceries + snacks
Balances
- Rishi+$283.50
- Maya+$63.50
- Diego-$184.50
- Priya-$162.50
Who pays whom
- DiegoRishi$184.50
- PriyaRishi$99
- PriyaMaya$63.50
Pack once, forget nothing
Tick things off as they go in the bag. Coast mornings run cold, so don't skip the layers.
Packed
1 / 15
Essentials
Gear
Clothing
Put it to a vote
The open questions, settled by the group. Tap your pick - you can change it any time before we lock plans in.
Where do we stay in Big Sur?
Day 4 detour - pick one
