Open daily. Fees: $15.00 day use fee or you can purchase and display the Parks Management Company (PMC) Annual Pass $50.00. More info at: www.campone.com The Parks Management Company manages Pfeiffer Beach Day Use Area for the Forest Service.
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Pfeiffer Beach in Big SurWater from the creek to your left forms a long pool in the sand in front of you, which you can easily walk around (or through). To your left, a crescent-shaped arc of sand is backed by tall sea cliffs.
Fees: $15.00 day use fee or you can purchase and display the Parks Management Company (PMC) Annual Pass $50.00. More info at: www.campone.com The Parks Management Company manages Pfeiffer Beach Day Use Area for the Forest Service.
Famous for its purple sand with tiny flecks of garnet tinting the sand purple, Pfeiffer Beach along the Big Sur, PCH Highway 1 Tour is a photographer's paradise with a beautiful rugged coastline, crashing waves and a beautiful rock formation known as Keyhole Sea Arch.
Pfeiffer Beach, Monterey County, CaliforniaTechnically, Pfeiffer Beach along California's Central Coast is more purple than pink. Thank the manganese garnet from nearby mountains for adding the tint of color to the sand. However, when the sunset is just right, the beach exhibits a pinkish glow.
The best place to get to McWay Falls is from Falls Trail just past the entrance to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. You'll pay a day use fee to park here, but the Falls Trail goes under Pacific Coast Highway via a tunnel, making it a safer option than jockeying for a parking spot along busy Highway 1.
Also known as Mahana Beach, Papakolea Beach possesses one of the rarest sand colors in the world: green. This Hawaiian beach is home to miles of green sands that twinkle under the tropical sun.
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is named after John Pfeiffer and his family. Several features in Big Sur are named for the descendants of the Pfeiffer family: Pfeiffer Beach, Pfeiffer Falls Trail, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, and Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.