Point Lobos State Reserve 
Highway 1
Carmel, CA 93923
831-624-4909
http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=571
State Park: Birding, Hike, Picnic, RV, Walk, Water Sports
This area contains headlands, coves and rolling meadows. The offshore area forms one of the richest underwater habitats in the world popular with divers. Wildlife includes seals, sea lions, sea otters and migrating gray whales (from December to May). Thousands of seabirds also make the reserve their home. Hiking trails follow the shoreline and lead to hidden coves. The area used to be the home of a turn-of -the-century whaling and abalone industry. A small cabin from that era still remains on Whaler’s Cove, near Carmel.