17-Mile Drive, Scenic coastal route in Monterey County, United States.

The 17-Mile Drive is a coastal road on the Monterey Peninsula in California, running between Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach. The route passes through private residential areas and follows the Pacific coastline with several marked viewpoints.

The Pacific Improvement Company, owned by the Big Four railroad barons Crocker, Hopkins, Huntington and Stanford, laid out the scenic road by 1892; a German source dates it to 1881 as an excursion route for guests of the Hotel Del Monte. The hotel was its starting and finishing point, and it was first called the 18-mile Drive. Horses gave way to automobiles by 1907.

The drive was laid out as a pleasure excursion for guests of the Hotel Del Monte, who rode horses and carriages and stopped at Pebble Beach to collect agate and wave-polished stones. Chinese-American girls sold shells and polished pebbles at roadside stands. The Del Monte Golf Course, added in 1897, is the oldest operating course west of the Mississippi.

Five entrance gates provide access, and visitors receive a map showing marked stopping points along the route at entry. The drive takes about an hour without extended stops.

Sea lions, harbor seals, and sea otters can be seen along the coast, especially at Point Joe, where they rest on the rocks. Cypress trees along the road grow in unusual shapes due to salty winds.