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| Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA | |
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, CA
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| no partners | | Before my brother's wedding in Carmel, I took a quick spin of several of the trails in Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. The property is located just 2 miles south of beautiful Carmel. Taking my brother's advice, I parked along Highway 1 to avoid paying the $10 entrance fee (which also gains you admittance to Big Sur). I did pay $2 for a map of the park. There are no parking signs all along the highway, but there were already cars parked there, so I joined the crowd along a stretch just opposite the park where I did not immediately see no parking signs. I was not ticketed during my 2 hours in the park.
I didn't have a lot of time, so I did a loop of the park taking the South Plateau Trail, using the Pine Ridge Trail to get to the South Shore Trail. The South Shore Trail takes you for about a mile down the coastline. It was overcast the morning I was there, but the views were still amazing. I wish I had more time to really take it all in. I returned quickly via the 0.7 mile South Plateau Trail.
I highly recommend this small park, you get a nice range of flora within a handful of short, easily accessible trails. |
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