<P> The entire route is designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway to recognize those in the United States armed forces . In Southern California , the California State Legislature has designated the segment between Interstate 5 ( I - 5 ) in Dana Point and US 101 near Oxnard as the Pacific Coast Highway ( commonly referred to as `` PCH '' ) . Between US 101 at the Las Cruces junction ( 8 miles south of Buellton ) and US 101 in Pismo Beach , and between US 101 in San Luis Obispo and Interstate 280 in San Francisco , the legislature has designated SR 1 as the Cabrillo Highway , after the Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo . The legislature has also designated the route as the Shoreline Highway between the Manzanita Junction near Marin City and Leggett . Smaller segments of the highway have been assigned several other names by the state and municipal governments . The legislature has also relinquished state control of segments within Dana Point , Newport Beach , Santa Monica , and Oxnard ; those segments are now maintained by those respective municipalities . </P>
<P> The entire route is designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway to recognize those in the United States armed forces . In Southern California , the California State Legislature has designated the segment between Interstate 5 ( I - 5 ) in Dana Point and US 101 near Oxnard as the Pacific Coast Highway ( commonly referred to as `` PCH '' ) . Between US 101 at the Las Cruces junction ( 8 miles south of Buellton ) and US 101 in Pismo Beach , and between US 101 in San Luis Obispo and Interstate 280 in San Francisco , the legislature has designated SR 1 as the Cabrillo Highway , after the Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo . The legislature has also designated the route as the Shoreline Highway between the Manzanita Junction near Marin City and Leggett . Smaller segments of the highway have been assigned several other names by the state and municipal governments . The legislature has also relinquished state control of segments within Dana Point , Newport Beach , Santa Monica , and Oxnard ; those segments are now maintained by those respective municipalities . </P>
where does the pacific coast highway start and finish
where does the pacific coast highway start and finish
Interstate 5 ( I - 5 ) in Dana Point and US 101 near Oxnard
Interstate 5 ( I - 5 ) in Dana Point and US 101 near Oxnard