USA Pfeiffer Beach Sea Cave
The Pfeiffer Beach sea cave in mid-December turns orange at sunset, many photographers know of this. Get here early, as there is extremely limited parking, about two hours before sunset. It isn't a bad place to spend an extended amount of time. After all, it is a beach :). Once the sun is too low for the shaft of light through the arch, walk north along the beach for other photo opportunities. If there are any high clouds present, once the sun has set, the clouds will light up.
Photography Tips
You will be in the shade of the sea stack which hosts the sea cave. You will need a tripod. There are plenty of other things to shoot but there will be a lineup in the early evening so stake out your spot in a timely fashion.
Travel Information
Fly into San Francisco, head south to Carmel, and from there head south to the town of Big Sur. Watch for the Pheiffer Beach sign. You can also come up through the south from San Luis Obispo and drive the whole Big Sur Coast, you will be happy you did. The road to the beach is very narrow and twisty, Do not take RV / Caravans done the road, you'll get stuck. Passenger cars should not have a problem; just drive slowly and pull over for oncoming traffic.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
A decent amount of people
Best Timing
Sunset in winter
Sunrise & Sunset
05:47 - 20:27
| current local time: 21:45
Photo Themes
big sur
glow
highway one
Ocean
scenic byway
sea cave
sun beam
Locations
California
Big Sur
Pfeiffer Beach
North Pacific Ocean
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