Steep, rocky coastal promontory with the 1.3-mile-long Devil's Slide Trail open to pedestrians and bicyclists, taking over the section of roadway formerly used by State Route 1 and now bypassed by the new tunnels

General Information

Hours:

Open daily 8am to 8pm (ticket sales end at 7:30pm)

Fees:

Adults Ages 13-55: $13.00
Children Ages 3 to 12: $11.00
Seniors and Military: $10.00
TICKETS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

Pet Policy:

Dogs allowed unless busy, then dogs are not permit dogs to enter. All dogs must be carried while inside toy stores and be on a leash.

Closest cities with hotels:

Banning, 6 miles

Seasons:

All year

Address:

50770 Seminole Dr, Cabazon, CA 92230

Website:

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Location:

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Rating:

★ 5.0

Amboy, CA Weather Forecast

How to Get There

Follow N Indian Canyon Dr to N Palm Canyon Dr. Follow N Palm Canyon Dr, CA-111 N and I-10 W to Main St. Take exit 106 from I-10 W. Drive to destination.

Overview

Devil's Slide is a coastal promontory in California. It lies on the San Mateo County coast between Pacifica and Montara. Its name comes from the rocky edges prone to accident. Devil's Slide is the name given to a steep, rocky coastal promontory located about midway between Montara and the Linda Mar District of Pacifica. The terrain is characterized by steep, eroded slopes with natural gradients ranging between 30 and 50%.

Immediately east of Devil's Slide is a former stretch of California State Route 1, famous for closures and landslides, which also was called "Devil's Slide". Construction of the road began in 1935 and was completed in 1936, replacing the steep, narrow, and winding Pedro Mountain Road. It was known for landslides and erosion that often occur during winter storms, sometimes making the road impassable.

On March 25, 2013, Caltrans shut down the landslide-prone coastal road, replacing it with the Tom Lantos Tunnels, which take the highway through the promontory behind the precarious cliffs. On March 27, 2014, the 1.3-mile (2.1 km)-long Devil's Slide Trail was opened to pedestrians and bicyclists, taking over the section of roadway formerly used by State Route 1 and now bypassed by the new tunnels.

Military history

Devil's Slide was the location of a military triangulation station and observation site used during World War II as part of the harbor defense of San Francisco. There were six military structures at the Devil's Slide: three concrete and steel observation pill-boxes, two concrete-and-earth bunkers, and a reinforced steel observation tower. The pill-boxes were used as hardened observation posts, and one of the bunkers was used as a communications and command post. The southernmost bunker site was sold to a private owner in 1983, but some of the exposed structure remains.

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