Carmel River State Beach

Carmel River State Beach is a state park unit at the mouth of Carmel Valley, California, United States, featuring a 1-mile-long protected beach with a lagoon formed by the Carmel River.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: state park in California
  • Also known as: “Monastery Beach” and “San Jose Creek Beach”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo and Carmel River Elementary School.

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Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo, first built in 1771, is one of the most authentically restored Spanish missions in California in California.

School
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Carmel Unified School District is a school district headquartered in . It includes Carmel-by-the-Sea, the majority of , and sections of and .

House
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is the historic home in Carmel Point, California, of poet Robinson Jeffers and his family from 1919 until 1999. Here Jeffers wrote all his major works of poetry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carmel and Pebble Beach.

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Carmel-by-the-Sea, often called just , is a beautiful oceanside town on California's Highway 1, complete with dramatic views, white beaches, friendly locals and great food.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community on the Monterey Peninsula in , California, United States. The small coastal residential community of mostly single-family homes is also notable as a resort destination, and the home of the golf courses of , Monterey Peninsula Country Club, and Golf Links. is situated 2½ miles north of Carmel River State Beach.

Village
is a census-designated place in , United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 4,204, down from 4,514 at the 2010 census. is situated 4 miles north of Carmel River State Beach.

Carmel River State Beach

Latitude
36.53218° or 36° 31′ 56″ north
Longitude
-121.9269° or 121° 55′ 37″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
848WG3JF+V6
Geo­Names ID
5334295
Wiki­data ID
Q5043315
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Satellite Map

Discover Carmel River State Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Carmel River State Beach” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شاطئ نهر كارميل الحكومي”
  • Cebuano: “Carmel River State Beach”
  • Vietnamese: “Bãi biển Tiểu bang Carmel River”
  • Vietnamese: “Bãi biển Tiểu bang Sông Carmel”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Devils Cauldron and Carmel Highlands.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ohlone Coastal Cultural Preserve and Carmel Valley.

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