Hwy 1 through Big Sur remains open as of Monday morning, but due to the Timber Fire, visitors to Big Sur are being urged not to travel to the region. Hwy 1 through Big Sur remains open as of Monday morning, but due to the Timber Fire, visitors to Big Sur are being urged not to travel to the region. Visitors to Big Sur are being urged not to travel to the region after a wildfire forced mandatory evacuation orders in the area on Sunday. “We are respectfully asking the public to stay out of the area,” the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said in a Monday morning Facebook post. This year’s Monterey Car Week, which organizers say draws over 100,000 visitors every year, is currently ongoing north of Big Sur through Sunday.