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17-Mile Drive
Primordial nature resides in quiet harmony with palatial estates along 17-Mile Drive, which winds through an 8,400-acre microcosm of the Monterey coastal landscape. Dotting the drive are rare Monterey cypress, trees so gnarled and twisted that Robert Louis Stevenson described them as "ghosts fleeing before the wind." The $9.75-per-car fee collected at the gates is well worth the price.
17-Mile Drive at a Glance
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Travel Deals in Monterey Bay
- 3.5-Star Abrego Fr $246+/Nt Hotels.com
- Book the Econo Lodge Monterey Fairgrounds 3 Nts in May Fr $96+/Nt Expedia
- $14.95 & up : Full Size rentals in Monterey Hotwire
- 3.5-Star Casa Munras & Spa Fr $216+/Nt — $216 Hotels.com
- $12.95 & up : Compact rentals in Monterey — $13 Hotwire
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