Family Roadtrip from SF to LA. 1st time in the USA !

[Midwest Michael]

You should be aware, that in addition to Mariposa Grove now being closed until fall, the coastal portion of your trip will also have to change from your original plan.

CA-1 is closed at Big Sur due to a collapsed bridge and will not reopen until at least September 2017. Essentially, you will have to use US-101 from Monterey to Cambria. You can follow the latest here: http://www.roadtripamerica.com/forum...-Big-Sur-Issue!!!

[jcgilles]

That's really bad luck !

I have to do with it but is there a good way to deal with it.

For the CA-1 part:
Should I still try to reach Cayucos from LA on day 19 and then take the road 101 to Monterey on day 20 ?

Or should I let the CA-1 down and privilege LA or maybe a 1 day visit of San Diego ?

For the Mariposa Grove issue:
I really don't have any idee. I had in mind to take the road 49 from Sacramento directly to Oakhurst and take a look the same day to the Mariposa Grove area.
I also have a night already booked at Oakhurst.

Shoud I find another place to spend the night on day 6 and try to reach the Yosemite Park from the north entrance ?

Any idea is welcome :-)

JC

[Southwest Dave]

I think spending a night in the Cayucos area and Monterey is a good option but there isn't a bad choice, just that which you will enjoy. As I mentioned in my previous post you could visit Calaveras SP for big trees, but there is much to see and do in Yosemite to keep you occupied. You also have the coastal Redwoods to consider, one grove being the Henry Cowell Redwoods State park just north of Santa Cruz. Again it's all about choices.

You could still keep your booking in Oakhurst and spend much of the arrival day exploring Yosemite Valley. There are alternatives in El Portal, Groveland and Mariposa for example if you wanted to be closer, but Oakhurst has a bigger range of options.