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                                                 VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
                                                 Practical Information
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                                                 n Tel (831) 667-2100.
                                                 Transport
                                                 @ Nepenthe Park.




       Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
       A tunnel under Highway 1, accessible only on foot, leads to the
       100-ft -(30-m-) high bluff from which the McWay Creek waterfall spills
       into the Pacific Ocean.
 GARRAPATTA
 STATE PARK


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                                               Ventana Wilderness
                                               Part of the Los Padres National
                                               Forest, many of the steep ridges
 Big Sur   VENTANA                             of this beautiful wilderness are
          WILDERNESS                           accessible only to experienced
  Big Sur River
                  Tassajara Creek              hikers. Camp sites cover the
                                               lower reaches.
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                      LOS PADRES
                    NATIONAL FOREST
         Big Creek


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         Lucia  Nacimento Fergusson Rd





                                                            Jade Cove
                                      Antonio River
                                                    This beautiful cove can be
                  Los Burros Rd
                                            Lake San   reached only by way of a steep
                                            Antonio
                                                   path down the cliff face. The
                            Plaskett Creek         removal of jade is prohibited
                                                    above the high tide level.
      Key                            Nacimento River
        Minor road
        Scenic route        Alder Creek        Lake Nacimento
        Hiking trails
        National park boundaries
        Rivers and lakes         San Simeon
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                                                  For keys to symbols see back flap


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