Big Sur and the Mendocino coastline make for poor port sites.
Every major harbour site (and several minor ones) that can be utilised is: Seattle/Vancouver (Puget Sound), Portland (Columbia River), San Francisco, Los Angeles/Long Beach, and San Diego.
Even the minor sites of Coos Bay (Oregon), Monterey, and Morro Bay have some cargo capacity (lumber at Coos, largely fishing out of Monterey and Morro). None of those are remotely near large population centres or other transportation infrastructure, and would make zarrow sense for a major port.
Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego are major destinations on their own, and are well-connected to major land-based transportation links (rail and highway).
Every major harbour site (and several minor ones) that can be utilised is: Seattle/Vancouver (Puget Sound), Portland (Columbia River), San Francisco, Los Angeles/Long Beach, and San Diego.
Even the minor sites of Coos Bay (Oregon), Monterey, and Morro Bay have some cargo capacity (lumber at Coos, largely fishing out of Monterey and Morro). None of those are remotely near large population centres or other transportation infrastructure, and would make zarrow sense for a major port.
Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego are major destinations on their own, and are well-connected to major land-based transportation links (rail and highway).