The easy hikers take the ocean trail which we choose to do as we were taking pictures all along the coast and heard about this park from others. The beach is nice and private. Parking is limited and there are no amenities. Stairs lead to the beach. The waves were crashing into the rocks and the blue water matched the...
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Garrapata State Park
Monterey, CA
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Ranked #18 of 53 attractions in Monterey
Description: This park lacks the expected amenities but compensates with its spectacular setting.
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quiet, views.........peaceful.......October is a good time to visit not so many people. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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This is a park for trails, three of them. The trail out to the ocean isn't too long or hard and in sunny weather is highly recommended. The inland trails are also recommended with a caveat. The Rocky Ridge trail starts out moderate but after about a half mile, gets steep and stays steep. It's about 1.5 to 2 hours...
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What I loved was the carpet of flowers that stretched across the landscape and then spilled down the cliffs to white sand and a very blue sea. The coastline zigzags, very picturesque. There were half a dozen people there and they were gone 20 minutes after we got there. The only other person we saw was a windsurfer who enhanced...
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