national park
Big Sur & Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Rugged coastal cliffs where the Santa Lucia Mountains plunge into the Pacific, featuring the iconic McWay Falls.
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Greenfield
California, United States · North America
About Greenfield
Greenfield sits on the route: 25 minutes from Soledad, 42km from Big Sur & Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.
Greenfield is in California, United States, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Soledad, about 14 km away.
Greenfield is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Formerly Clarke Colony, it lies in the Salinas Valley, 3 miles (5km) east of Carmel Valley road , and 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 289 feet (88 m). As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,937, up from 16,330 in theRead more
2010 census. Its most well-known public event is the annual harvest festival. Greenfield is a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments.
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What is there to see near Greenfield?
Within an hour or so of Greenfield: Big Sur & Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park (42 km), McWay Falls Viewpoint (Big Sur) (42 km), Nepenthe Restaurant (48 km), Big Sur (51 km).
Are there any good drives near Greenfield?
The nearest famous roads are Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1), Pacific Coast Highway - Big Sur (CA-1) and 17-Mile Drive.
Where is Greenfield?
Greenfield is in California, United States, about 14 km from Soledad.
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- Population
- 17,184
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 36.3208, -121.2438
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Greenfield
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
McWay Falls Viewpoint (Big Sur)
A pull-off overlooking an 80-foot waterfall that cascades directly onto a pristine sandy beach in a sheltered cove.
42 km · about 50 min drive
cafe
Nepenthe Restaurant
A clifftop restaurant perched 800 feet above the Pacific on Big Sur's Highway 1, offering breathtaking ocean views and famous ambrosia burgers since 1949.
48 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Big Sur
A rugged stretch of California coastline between Carmel and San Simeon with dramatic cliffs, redwood forests, and the iconic Bixby Creek Bridge.
51 km · about 60 min drive
coastal drive
Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1)
Iconic coastal highway stretching along California's stunning coastline
51 km · about 60 min drive
photogenic
Pfeiffer Beach
Purple-tinted manganese sand and Keyhole Arch, which channels a beam of sunset light through the rock for a few weeks each winter. Reached by narrow, unsigned Sycamore Canyon Road off Highway 1.
52 km · about 60 min drive
racetrack
WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Famous for the Corkscrew - a dramatic downhill left-right chicane
54 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Bixby Bridge Viewpoint (Big Sur)
The iconic concrete arch bridge spanning a deep canyon on the PCH, one of the most photographed bridges on the California coast.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Greenfield
- 42 kmMcWay Falls Viewpoint (Big Sur)A pull-off overlooking an 80-foot waterfall that cascades directly onto a pristine sandy beach in a sheltered cove.
- 51 kmBig SurA rugged stretch of California coastline between Carmel and San Simeon with dramatic cliffs, redwood forests, and the iconic Bixby Creek Bridge.
- 51 kmPacific Coast Highway (Highway 1)Iconic coastal highway stretching along California's stunning coastline
- 59 kmBixby Bridge Viewpoint (Big Sur)The iconic concrete arch bridge spanning a deep canyon on the PCH, one of the most photographed bridges on the California coast.
- 59 kmPacific Coast Highway - Big Sur (CA-1)The cliff-edge stretch between Carmel and San Simeon over Bixby Creek Bridge, the definitive American coastal drive.
- 61 kmRagged PointClifftop viewpoint dubbed the 'Gateway to Big Sur', perched 400 feet above the Pacific on Highway 1 with sweeping views up the rugged coastline.
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