Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve

Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve is a marine protected area in Carmel Bay including a unique underwater pinnacle formation with adjacent kelp forest, submarine canyon head, and surfgrass.

Photo: Ed Bierman, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cypress Point Golf Course and Lone Cypress.

Cypress Point Golf Course

Golf course

Photo: schnaars, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cypress Point Club is a private golf club located in Pebble Beach, California, at the northern end of the Central Coast. Its single 18-hole course has been named as one of the finest in golf, best known for a series of dramatic holes along the Pacific Ocean.

Lone Cypress

Photo: AramilFeraxa, CC BY 4.0.

The Lone Cypress is a Monterey cypress tree located in Pebble Beach, California. Standing atop a granite headland overlooking Carmel Bay, the tree has become a Western icon and has been called one of the most photographed trees in North America.

Spyglass Hill Golf Course

Golf course

Spyglass Hill Golf Course is a golf course on the west coast of the United States, located on the Monterey Peninsula in California. The course is part of the Pebble Beach Company, which also owns the Pebble Beach Golf Links, The Links at Spanish Bay, and the Del Monte Golf Course.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carmel and Del Monte Forest.

Carmel

Photo: Cahuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

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.

Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve

Type: Nature reserve
Description: marine protected area in Carmel Bay
Categories: protected area and recreation area
Location: Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.5563° or 36° 33′ 23″ north

Longitude

-121.9675° or 121° 58′ 3″ west

Open location code

848WH24J+GX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 478702189

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q5043307

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