Pacific Coast Highway Travel Blog

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Mar 16, 2024

An Insider’s Guide to Malibu

Here’s how to plan a perfect Malibu getaway

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Mar 14, 2024

Cleanup Continues After Malibu And Topanga Landslides

Travel continues to be impacted Tuesday by landslides on Pacific Coast Highway and Topanga Canyon Boulevard.

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Mar 12, 2024

1 PCH Lane Reopens After Landslide Monday Morning

A landslide shut down a portion of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu Monday morning.

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Mar 08, 2024

Along for the ride

Through ancient redwoods, a surfer’s paradise, quaint harbours and endless ocean lookouts, cruising up California’s Highway 1 captures the value of seeing the world from the road

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Mar 08, 2024

Some locals displeased as Caltrans covers up part of Highway 1 sign

Big Sur and surrounding towns are hurting from Highway 1 closure. When will it come back?

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Mar 05, 2024

Salmon Spawning along the Pacific Coast

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Pacific Coast Highway Travel explains where to watch salmon spawning along the Pacific coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.

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Mar 03, 2024

California highway closed by mudslides, motorists trapped

A winter storm unleashed mudslides in Southern California wildfire burn areas and trapped motorists on a major highway, and the northern part of the state is bracing for more wet weather.

Saturday's deluge loosened hillsides in Malibu where a major fire burned last year, clogging the Pacific Coast Highway with mud and debris.

The scenic route remains closed Sunday as crews tow away trapped cars and clear lanes. No injuries are reported.

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Mar 01, 2024

Ten Best Views in Los Angeles

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Pacific Coast Highway Travel picks ten of the best views in Los Angeles, including Malibu, Santa Monica, the Griffith Observatory and the Getty Center.

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Mar 01, 2024

Free stuff to do in Southern California in March that’s actually fun

Yes, it might nearly be time to pay your income taxes, but that doesn’t mean you must sit home with nothing to do. Here’s our list of fun things to do in March that are really free! (And really fun.)

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Mar 01, 2024

Plans in the works to address stretch of PCH in Orange County plagued by flooding, road closures

Caltrans says it has been working on a fix for flooding on a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway through Huntington Beach.

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Mar 01, 2024

Major Winter Storm Expected To Hit California, Bringing Blizzard Conditions And Heavy Snow

A potent Pacific storm is barreling toward California, promising to unleash the fiercest weather of the season so far. Meteorologists are warning residents and travelers to brace themselves as the storm is expected to bring powerful winds and heavy snow, potentially leading to blizzard conditions and significant snowfall accumulations in the Sierra Nevada region.

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Mar 01, 2024

Storms wreak havoc on beaches and hills

The area’s beach and mountain highways took a beating in the back-to-back storms that struck California starting Feb. 19.

It took days to return the roadways to normal.

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Feb 27, 2024

From celebrity chef to winemaker - Curtis Stone's next move

He’s the Melbourne-born chef turned international small screen success story, now Curtis Stone has given us a rare glimpse inside the ranch renovation that is setting him on a new career path.

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Feb 27, 2024

Malibu Canyon Road Reopens Five Days After Mudslide

Crews worked for several days to clear 500 cubic yards of mud, rock and debris that blocked Malibu Canyon Road.

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Feb 27, 2024

Pacific Coast Highway night closures end

A 6-mile stretch of Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County that had been shut at night since Feb. 5 due to storm damage has been repaired, the California Highway Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, said Saturday.

The section between Las Posas and Sycamore Canyon roads will no longer be closed overnight.

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Feb 25, 2024

PCH Ventura County Southcoast Is FIXED, Opening 24/7 Again

Caltrans says Pacific Coast Highway along Ventura County's south coast has been fixed and will now be open day AND night starting Sunday night.

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Feb 25, 2024

New mudslide closes another section of PCH in Malibu

A mudslide closed a third portion of Pacific Coast Highway in the Malibu area Friday morning.

The highway was initially shut down in both directions at the 20200 block, a little west of Big Rock, due to the slide, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department posted at 8:50 a.m. on X, formerly Twitter.

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Feb 25, 2024

Mudslides in Malibu Cause Massive Traffic on Pacific Coast Highway

Drivers may want to avoid the PCH this weekend, for both safety and to avoid a traffic headache

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Feb 24, 2024

Section of PCH in Malibu partially reopens after mudslide

A section of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu partially reopened Thursday after it was closed the day prior due to a mudslide.

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Feb 24, 2024

Pacific Coast Highway partially reopens in Malibu after mudslide

A section of Pacific Coast Highway that was forced to close after a mudslide has partially reopened Thursday morning.

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Feb 22, 2024

Ten Reasons to Visit San Francisco's Chinatown

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Pacific Coast Highway Travel picks ten reasons to visit San Francisco's Chinatown ranging from food and fortune cookies to historic landmarks and shopping.

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Feb 22, 2024

Section of Pacific Coast Highway closed in Malibu due to mudslide

A mudslide forced the closure of a stretch of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu early Wednesday morning, according to officials.

The roadway was closed for three-quarters of a mile between Corral Canyon and Latigo Canyon roads.

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Feb 22, 2024

Mudslides shut down portions of California's Pacific Coast Highway after heavy rainfall

Southern California was hit with heavy rainfall Tuesday, causing mudslides in Malibu that have shut down portions of the Pacific Coast Highway.

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Feb 21, 2024

Massive boulders fall onto California's Pacific Coast Highway, narrowly missing passing cars

In a dramatic turn of events, massive boulders have cascaded onto the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), prompting the closure of at least one westbound lane near Malibu Monday afternoon.

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Feb 21, 2024

Flooding, mudslides hit California as storm blasts coast, mountains

The prolonged atmospheric-river event has also produced damaging winds and heavy snowfall

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Recent Articles

  1. An Insider’s Guide to Malibu

    Mar 16, 24 12:19 PM

    Here’s how to plan a perfect Malibu getaway

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  2. Cleanup Continues After Malibu And Topanga Landslides

    Mar 14, 24 12:49 PM

    Travel continues to be impacted Tuesday by landslides on Pacific Coast Highway and Topanga Canyon Boulevard.

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  3. 1 PCH Lane Reopens After Landslide Monday Morning

    Mar 12, 24 11:17 AM

    A landslide shut down a portion of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu Monday morning.

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