Asilomar Dunes Natural Preserve

Asilomar Dunes Natural Preserve is a nature reserve in Monterey County, Central Coast, California. Asilomar Dunes Natural Preserve is situated nearby to the suburb Pacific Grove Acres, as well as near New Monterey.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Point Piños Light Station and Asilomar Conference Grounds.

Point Piños Light Station

Lighthouse

Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Point Pinos Lighthouse is an operational lighthouse located in Monterey Bay, Pacific Grove, California, United States. Originally lit on February 1, 1855, it remains an active United States Coast Guard aid to navigation, and is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States.

Asilomar Conference Grounds

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Asilomar Conference Grounds is a conference center originally built for the Young Women's Christian Association. It is located on the western tip of the Monterey Peninsula in Pacific Grove, California, near what was formerly known as Moss Beach.

Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History

Museum

Photo: Bobamnertiopsis, CC BY 4.0.

The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is a museum of natural history located near the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Pacific Grove, California, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pacific Grove and Monterey.

Pacific Grove

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Pacific Grove is in Monterey County in the Central Coast region of California. It is next to the Pacific Ocean on Monterey Bay just west of the city of Monterey.

Monterey

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Monterey is a city in the Monterey County area of Monterey Bay in California. Monterey is one of the more beautiful coastal cities of California, and then a historic city can make for a great two-day trip for those visiting San Francisco or a weekend getaway for California natives.

Del Monte Forest

Village

Del Monte Forest is a census-designated place in Monterey County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 4,204, down from 4,514 at the 2010 census.

Asilomar Dunes Natural Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.6202° or 36° 37′ 13″ north

Longitude

-121.9396° or 121° 56′ 23″ west

Open location code

848WJ3C6+34

OpenStreetMap ID

way 39422159

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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