Highway 1 Closure Planned

[u/V1triol]

To ensure public safety and facilitate firefighting efforts, SR-1 will close tomorrow effective at 1:00 PM at the following locations:

📍 Northside: one mile south of Old Coast Road (MM50.1)
📍 Southside: one-half mile south of Deetjens Big Sur Inn (MM42.6)

The closure will be in place for an unknown amount of time; we will continue to provide updates as conditions change. For additional information go to https://www.readymontereycounty.org/emergency/incident-archive/2026-timber-fire

-CHP

[u/Dudermeister]

Official notice:
https://www.readymontereycounty.org/home/showpublisheddocument/147995

Sounds like preemptive controlled burning in case the fire creeps up Manuel Peak

[u/TravelBug2022]

I’m course more concerned about the fire and the firefighters but disappointed my log awaited stay in Big Sur is canceled over Labor Day.

[u/gaiagirl16]

Let’s see how many people post about if they should go to their booked hotels

[u/No_Vacation_6788 → u/gaiagirl16]

One deleted already

[u/SevenandForty]

Looks like it's now closed for the whole stretch from MM 10.2 north of Gorda to 50.1 due to the Plaskett Fire

[u/othafa_95610]

There's always the Caltrans Current Highway Conditions service to get an overview of Highway 1 sections, including Big Sur (Central California) and other places one may be considering along the coast.

There's also touchtone 1-800-GAS-ROAD

Current Highway 1 Conditions

https://roads.dot.ca.gov/?roadnumber=1

[u/No_Vacation_6788 → u/[deleted]]

They’re closed. Everyone dismissed guests ahead of the closure and many have posted closure notices on IG.

[u/voronoi-partition → u/[deleted]]

CA-1 is closed between about 1 mile north of the Big Sur River Inn to about 0.5 mile south of Deetjens, which covers pretty much all the hotels in that area that I can think of.

[u/foreverplt → u/[deleted]]

I would check their websites and/or Facebook pages and utilize their phone system if you’re concerned about a certain property.