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WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Famous for the Corkscrew - a dramatic downhill left-right chicane
42 km · about 50 min drive
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Soledad
California, United States · North America
About Soledad
Soledad sits on the route: 25 minutes from Greenfield, 43km from Big Sur & Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.
Soledad is in California, United States, with about 25,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Greenfield, about 14 km away.
Soledad (Spanish for "Solitude") is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. It is in the Salinas Valley, 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Salinas, the county seat. Soledad's population was 24,925 at the 2020 census, down from 25,738 in 2010. Soledad's origins started with Mission Nuestra Señora de laRead more
Soledad, founded by the Spanish in 1791, under the leadership of Fermín de Lasuén. Catalina Munrás began developing the town of Soledad on her Rancho San Vicente in the 1860s, which eventually incorporated as a city in 1921. Today, Soledad is a notable tourist destination, owing to the heavily restored mission, its proximity to Pinnacles National Park, and its numerous vineyards, as part of the Monterey wine region.
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What is there to see near Soledad?
Within an hour or so of Soledad: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (42 km), Big Sur & Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park (43 km), McWay Falls Viewpoint (Big Sur) (43 km), Nepenthe Restaurant (45 km).
Are there any good drives near Soledad?
The nearest famous roads are Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1), Pacific Coast Highway - Big Sur (CA-1) and 17-Mile Drive.
Where is Soledad?
Soledad is in California, United States, about 14 km from Greenfield.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 25,003
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 36.4247, -121.3263
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Essential numbers in United States
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 Soledad
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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.
43 km · about 50 min 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.
43 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.
45 km · about 50 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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
coastal drive
Pacific Coast Highway (Highway 1)
Iconic coastal highway stretching along California's stunning coastline
48 km · about 55 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.
49 km · about 55 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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Soledad
- 43 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.
- 46 kmBig SurA rugged stretch of California coastline between Carmel and San Simeon with dramatic cliffs, redwood forests, and the iconic Bixby Creek Bridge.
- 48 kmPacific Coast Highway (Highway 1)Iconic coastal highway stretching along California's stunning coastline
- 52 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.
- 52 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.
- 59 km17-Mile DriveLegendary private toll road winding through Pebble Beach and Pacific Grove, passing the Lone Cypress, crashing surf at Bird Rock, and fairways of Pebble Beach Golf Links.
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