Best places: Nature preserves in Sand City

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Asilomar Beach View
Nature preserve
👍👍 Great beach to OBSERVE sea activity and little details. Saw 100s of sea anemones, urchins, hermit crabs and starfish. Please respect space of all organisms here, saw many folks standing on rocks and hence knowingly or unknowingly pressing anemones. Enjoyed my time there on a cold clear sky day.
4.80 (660 reviews) (~8.34 km from centre)
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Elkhorn Slough Reserve
Nature preserve
Tidal salt marsh that is home to birds, otters, seals & many other animals, with boardwalk trails.
4.70 (427 reviews) (~24.64 km from centre)
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Sanctuary Cruises
Whale watching tour agency
👍👍 We took a private cruise to take our daughter's ashes to spread on the ocean with Sanctuary Cruises. Brian Sack was responsive to our questions and made it clear and easy to arrange for everything we needed. We all arrived on time and were escorted to the boat. I could see the boat was well maintain...
4.80 (249 reviews) (~21.17 km from centre)
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Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary
Nature preserve
Preserve with pine, cypress & eucalyptus trees sheltering thousands of monarch butterflies Oct–Mar.
4.50 (1.6K reviews) (~7.43 km from centre)
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Monterey Bay Hydrobikes
Canoe & kayak rental service
4.90 (110 reviews) (~22.53 km from centre)
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Frog Pond Wetland Preserve
Nature preserve
👍👍 Such a wonderful place. The trail was so quaint and adorable. The ducks were so pretty. If we weren't so pressed for time, we would have walked the loop a few times. It's a perfect walk after a meal. 10/10 would recommend.
4.50 (247 reviews) (~2.91 km from centre)
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Huckleberry Hill
Nature preserve
👍 A nice a quiet place with a pretty view. A nice place to stop while biking the 17 miles drive.
4.40 (299 reviews) (~7.45 km from centre)
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Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge
Wildlife refuge
👍👍 This is in response to the reviewer who did not like the fact the beach is closed to dogs, yet chooses to ignore signage and break the law. This is called a "Wildlife Reserve" for a reason due to sensitive habit and nesting birds. There are plenty of other dog friendly beaches/dog parks to bring dog...
4.30 (148 reviews) (~14.19 km from centre)
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Laguna Seca Recreation Area Campgrounds
Campground
Campground in the Laguna Seca Recreation Area offering RV sites with water, electricity & fire pits.
4.20 (158 reviews) (~9.3 km from centre)
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Shoal Cavern
Nature preserve
4.80 (32 reviews) (~18.06 km from centre)
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Pebble Beach Coastal Overlook
Nature preserve
4.80 (32 reviews) (~10.68 km from centre)
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