 Big SurSouth of Carmel and stretching
along 90 miles of breathtaking scenery along
Highway 1 is the unincorporated area known as
Big Sur. An inspiration to every artist and
poet, including some who made their homes here,
Big Sur offers 580 miles of hiking trails in and
around Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park and the Big
Sur Wilderness, consisting of Los Padres
National Forest and the Ventana Wilderness.
Other spectacular park lands abound: Andrew
Molera State Park, Garrapata State Park, Julia
Pfeiffer Burns State Park. To describe Big Sur
as paradise or Eden is an understatement. Some
of the more remote mountain areas of Big Sur
still lack electricity. Big Sur is truly a place
to get away from it all and experience all that
Mother Nature has to offer. Big Sur has always
attracted such visitors from all over the world.
For such a large expanse of land, the population
is incredibly small at only 1,400 people and 660
households. Median and average annual household
income is well over the national figures.
Roughly half of the population is part of the
workforce, with half of that number employed in
white-collar occupations. However, the area has
no employers with more than 200 employees.
Personal and professional services account for
56% of all employment in the Big Sur area.
Wholesale and retail trades account for 17%;
agriculture 15%; manufacturing 8%; public
administration 2%; and transportation,
communications, and utilities 1%. The governing
body for Big Sur is the Monterey County Board of
Supervisors. For More Information, contact
the County of Monterey at
www.co.monterey.ca.us |
