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Ragged Point is one of the small communities making up Big Sur. Ragged Point is comprised of a privately
owned property where travelers are welcomed with gourmet dining, a gas station, hotel, wedding facility, hiking
nature trail and outdoor cafe with an espresso bar. Towering high above the Pacific on a promontory with 400 foot
sheer cliffs,
Ragged Point offers one of the finest ocean vistas in the world, often called the "Million Dollar View". One of the few
places on the Central Coast with a trail down the face of a cliff, it also boasts a large waterfall. The trail down the cliff
is extremely rugged. It ends at a black sand beach at the base of Black Swift Falls, a 300-foot tiered waterfall.
Benches are perched on the cliff above for viewing the sheer coastal cliffs plunging into the sea.
Historically, the point known as Ragged Point is actually slightly south at San Carpoforo Creek.
owned property where travelers are welcomed with gourmet dining, a gas station, hotel, wedding facility, hiking
nature trail and outdoor cafe with an espresso bar. Towering high above the Pacific on a promontory with 400 foot
sheer cliffs,
Ragged Point offers one of the finest ocean vistas in the world, often called the "Million Dollar View". One of the few
places on the Central Coast with a trail down the face of a cliff, it also boasts a large waterfall. The trail down the cliff
is extremely rugged. It ends at a black sand beach at the base of Black Swift Falls, a 300-foot tiered waterfall.
Benches are perched on the cliff above for viewing the sheer coastal cliffs plunging into the sea.
Historically, the point known as Ragged Point is actually slightly south at San Carpoforo Creek.
Today, Ragged Point is considered one of the most beautiful
places in San Luis Obispo County, but years ago Ragged Point
was a dump site for carnival equipment. In the early 1960s, its
former owner operated two gas pumps and a small roadside
hambuger stand at the Highway 1 property, which was a
popular stop for weary travelers looking for a bite to eat. It wasn't
much to look at with its overgrown trees and mess of rusting
circus junk.
Mildred and Wiley Ramey stumbled upon it on a vacation from
the San Joaquin Valley in 1961.The man the Rameys
purchased it from had a carnival business in San Luis Obispo
and used the Ragged Point grounds to store his equipment.
places in San Luis Obispo County, but years ago Ragged Point
was a dump site for carnival equipment. In the early 1960s, its
former owner operated two gas pumps and a small roadside
hambuger stand at the Highway 1 property, which was a
popular stop for weary travelers looking for a bite to eat. It wasn't
much to look at with its overgrown trees and mess of rusting
circus junk.
Mildred and Wiley Ramey stumbled upon it on a vacation from
the San Joaquin Valley in 1961.The man the Rameys
purchased it from had a carnival business in San Luis Obispo
and used the Ragged Point grounds to store his equipment.
Once Ramey and her husband purchased the propery in 1963, they commuted daily from Cambria to tend two gas
pumps, a takeout hamburger stand and a restroom.
In 1965, they built their first motel building, which included five rooms. The family moved into three of them and
charged $12 a night for the other two. Now, rates for the resort's 32 rooms range from $99 to nearly $300 per night.
