Carmel River State Beach

"It would be a crime to not be out here today." by Kyle Brazil , CC BY 2.0

Carmel River

State Beach - California

Carmel River State Beach features a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) protected beach with a lagoon formed by the Carmel River. The lagoon attracts a large number of migratory birds. The state beach includes Monastery Beach, (also called San Jose Creek Beach) which is popular with scuba divers. Sea kayakers also frequent the beach, which has easy access to the natural reserves of Point Lobos.

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Vintage 1948 USGS 1:250000 Map of Santa Cruz in California. Published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=567 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmel_River_State_Beach Carmel River State Beach features a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) protected beach with a lagoon formed by the Carmel River. The lagoon attracts a large number of migratory birds. The state beach includes Monastery Beach, (also called San Jose Creek Beach) which is popular with scuba divers. Sea kayakers also frequent the beach, which has easy access to the natural reserves of Point Lobos.