Esalen Institute is open! However, Highway 1 to the south is closed — please review the current travel advisory.
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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 current travel advisory.

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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Marlon Williams joined Living Cities in February 2017 as the assistant director of Public Sector Innovation. Marlon’s career has focused on improving the economic, social and physical well-being of all urban residents with particular emphasis on increasing access and opportunity for low-income families and communities of color. Marlon previously served as director of Cross Agency Partnership for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where he worked with city agencies to identify opportunities for various city programs, policies and planning processes to maximize the potential to improve the health of local residents. His previous work has created impact through the creation of innovative new programs and policies including the Jobs-Plus workforce development program for public housing residents of New York City and financial empowerment programs and policies for the United Way of NYC. He also served as a policy adviser for the Deputy Mayor of New York City, focused on housing, economic empowerment and aging.

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Marlon Williams

Marlon Williams joined Living Cities in February 2017 as the assistant director of Public Sector Innovation. Marlon’s career has focused on improving the economic, social and physical well-being of all urban residents with particular emphasis on increasing access and opportunity for low-income families and communities of color. Marlon previously served as director of Cross Agency Partnership for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, where he worked with city agencies to identify opportunities for various city programs, policies and planning processes to maximize the potential to improve the health of local residents. His previous work has created impact through the creation of innovative new programs and policies including the Jobs-Plus workforce development program for public housing residents of New York City and financial empowerment programs and policies for the United Way of NYC. He also served as a policy adviser for the Deputy Mayor of New York City, focused on housing, economic empowerment and aging.

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