Planning your Highway 1 road trip

WHERE TO STAY

Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, 1122 Highway 41, Fish Camp; (888) 514-2167, https://www.tenayalodge.com. The resort’s best feature is its location just two miles outside of the south entrance of Yosemite. Doubles begin at $159 April 1-June 30 and at $285 July 1-Sept. 30.

Ahwahnee Hotel, 9005 Ahwahnee Drive, Yosemite National Park; (801) 559-4884, https://www.yosemitepark.com. Doubles start at $443 until Oct. 2. Glen Oaks Big Sur, Highway 1, Big Sur; (831) 667-2105, https://www.glenoaksbigsur.com. Rustically modern cabins and cottages, plus a communal outdoor fire pit. Doubles start at $225 in the peak summer season.

Post Ranch Inn, Highway 1, Big Sur; (831) 667-2200, https://www.postranchinn.com. Every room in this luxurious hotel has an ocean or mountain view, a wood-burning fireplace, indoor or outdoor spa tub. Complimentary breakfast buffet. Doubles start at $550.

WHERE TO EAT

Yosemite Lodge Food Court, Yosemite Lodge at the Falls; (801) 559-4884, https://www.yosemitepark.com. Various stations serve breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as grab-and-go picnic items from $4-$10.

Big Sur Roadhouse, 47080 Highway 1, Big Sur; (831) 667-2264; https://www.bigsurroadhouse.com. Californian-Latin American cuisine. Entrees $13-$26.

Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn Restaurant, 48865 Highway 1, Big Sur; (831) 667-2377, https://www.deetjens.com. This rustic restaurant in a 1930s inn is a breakfast hot spot. About $15 per person for breakfast; dinner entrees $24-$34.

Sierra Mar Restaurant, 47900 Highway 1, Big Sur; (831) 667-2800; https://www.postranchinn.com. Suspended on a cliff over the ocean with floor-to-ceiling windows, this place has a view and a meal not to be missed. The four-course prix fixe menu is $105 and changes nightly.

TO LEARN MORE

Yosemite National Park, (801) 559-4884, https://www.nps.gov/yose.

Big Sur, https://www.seemonterey.com/big-sur-california