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Big Sur Accessible Again…to Hikers, Anyway

Travelers can now use a local trail to get to campgrounds, parks, and attractions.

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Big Sur’s usually bustling tourism industry has been suffering in the wake of a bridge outage and a landslide that isolated the area earlier this year. But now, trails that had been open to locals only are now welcoming travelers, too, allowing tourists access to town, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, and Andrew Molera State Park.

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