Esalen is open!

Starting Friday May 17 at 6:30 a.m., Highway 1 north of Esalen will reopen with the use of a 24/7 signalized traffic control, providing unrestricted public access with one-way alternating traffic in both the north and southbound directions. Please plan travel accordingly to accommodate a brief delay of up to 10-15 minutes at the traffic control site.

Highway 1 south of Esalen remains closed. Guests traveling from points south of us, please take the alternate route through Monterey.

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Due to road closures along Highway 1 to our north and south, Esalen is closed through April 11.
Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the alternate route directions.

Esalen opens May 3, 2024

Visitors are now able to access Esalen as well as other businesses and trails in northern Big Sur via twice-daily convoys on Highway 1 operated by Caltrans.

Convoys run only at 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day. These are the only opportunities to travel into and out of Big Sur, so visitors must plan accordingly.

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Mollie McNeil

Mollie McNeil has lectured in the English departments of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Mills College, and De Anza College. In her PhD work, she studied the history of women's writing. She is an award-winning teacher and has published many short stories. She currently teaches a variety of creative writing classes at the Modern Elder Academy and in various Bay Area workshops. She is also writing a novel of historical fiction.

Mollie McNeil, PhD, is a published writer and has lectured in the English departments of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Mills College, and De Anza College. She currently teaches a variety of creative writing classes at the Modern Elder Academy and in various Bay Area workshops.

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Mollie McNeil

Mollie McNeil has lectured in the English departments of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Mills College, and De Anza College. In her PhD work, she studied the history of women's writing. She is an award-winning teacher and has published many short stories. She currently teaches a variety of creative writing classes at the Modern Elder Academy and in various Bay Area workshops. She is also writing a novel of historical fiction.

Mollie McNeil, PhD, is a published writer and has lectured in the English departments of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Mills College, and De Anza College. She currently teaches a variety of creative writing classes at the Modern Elder Academy and in various Bay Area workshops.

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