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Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation
Source of truth
- Carmel River State Beach — official page
Operator-published page with current visitor information.
About
A beach on Carmel Bay with a lagoon bird sanctuary where the Carmel River meets the sea. Walk the sand and watch waterfowl and songbirds. Monastery Beach is part of the park.
Source: parks.ca.gov
From Wikipedia
Carmel River State Beach is a state park unit at the mouth of Carmel Valley, California, United States, featuring a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) protected beach with a lagoon formed by the Carmel River. The lagoon attracts many migratory birds. The state beach includes Mara Beach and Monastery Beach, which is popular with scuba divers. Sea kayakers also frequent the beach, which has easy access to the natural reserves of Point Lobos. The 297-acre (120 ha) park was established in 1953.
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Hunting in this park
This park overlaps hunting unit
During hunting seasons, wear blaze orange and check regulations — see the California hunting page
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