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The drive from Sacramento to Bixby Creek Bridge takes about 3 hr 16 min (south of Sacramento), by real roads from ZIP 95814. Along the way we found 104 stops within a short detour: 21 coffee shops, 5 bakeries, 22 ice cream and treats and 29 places to eat.
The list below is the best few of each kind, in driving order, with how far into the drive you reach each one (counted from Sacramento) and the detour it adds. Stops marked Our pick are chosen by us; the rest come from OpenStreetMap listings, so confirm hours before you count on them.
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0
Viewpoint
Photo stop for the tall arched bridge on Highway 1 in Big Sur.
Heads-up: Parking is on the roadside. Check Highway 1 status. Highway 1 through Big Sur reopened Jan 2026; no-parking zone near the bridge since May 2026 (one year); check Caltrans for fire-related closures
First third Middle third Last third Bixby Creek Bridge
About 3 hr 16 min by road, heading south from the middle of ZIP 95814. Traffic and weather change that.
Good ones to start with: Tomo Tea House (Davis), Volt Coffee (Davis), Baskin-Robbins (Dixon), Starbucks (Dixon) and Dutch Bros. Coffee (Dixon). The page lists 31 in all, in driving order.
Tomo Tea House in Davis, Volt Coffee in Davis, Starbucks in Dixon and Dutch Bros. Coffee in Dixon. Check hours first; they come from OpenStreetMap listings.
Mary's Pizza Shack in Dixon, Pizza Guys in Dixon, Que Onda Tacobar in Vacaville and Noodle or Rice in Vacaville.
Cool Patch Pumpkins in Dixon, Pena Adobe Park in Vacaville, American Armory Museum in Chadbourne and Giant artichoke in Castroville.
Drive times are by road on a typical day from ZIP <class 'zip'> (OpenStreetMap data with the OSRM route planner). Stops come from our own picks and OpenStreetMap listings; hours and detours change, so check before you go. We do not store anyone's location.