A Guide to California's Big Sur

Along the Highway

Lucia

Lucia (pronounced "loo-SEE-uh") is a small cluster of businesses and services on Highway 1. Lucia Lodge offers ten rustic cabins in three different styles. Its restaurant is open for lunch and dinner. New Camaldoli Hermitage is a community of Camaldolese Benedictine monks. Its entrance road is on Highway 1 about 0.5 mile (0.8km) south of Lucia Lodge. New Camaldoli Hermitage has a visitor center and bookstore.

Activities, Facilities, and Services

• Lodging - Accommodations - Hotels - Resorts - Motels - Inns - Cabins
  • Lucia Lodge 866.424.4787
  • New Camaldoli Hermitage 831.667.2456. Lodging and meals may be available to those who wish to use the Hermitage as a retreat; all rooms are single occupancy.
• Restaurants - Food
  • Lucia Lodge Restaurant and Lounge 831.667.2391
• Restrooms
• Supplies
  • Lucia Lodge convenience store 831.667.2391
• Gift Shops and Galleries
  • Lucia Lodge gift shop 831.667.2391
• Scenic Vistas
• Wildlife Viewing
• Spiritual Emphasis
  • New Camaldoli Hermitage 831.667.2456

Point 16

I have been asked about a place named "Point 16" in the Big Sur region. Here is what little I know:

• According to a 2004 San Francisco Chronicle article, a location in Big Sur known as "Point 16" is the private property of Congressman Sam Farr (D-Carmel).
• According to a 2004 Monterey County Weekly article, "Congressman Sam Farr's little patch, called Point 16" is "way down near the San Luis Obispo County line".
• The caption of a photograph taken in 2002 in the California Coastal Records Project identified a place it named "Point 16" in the vicinity of the Highway 1 junction with the entrance road to New Camaldoli Hermitage. That project's 2004 photo of that same area omits that identification. The 2002 photograph with its caption is still available.
• Point 16 appears to be a popular spot for weddings and wedding receptions.