Asilomar State Marine Reserve, Pacific Grove

Name: Asilomar State Marine Reserve
Address: Pacific Grove, United States

#2 among attractions in Pacific Grove

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Asilomar State Marine Reserve is one of four small marine protected areas located near the cities of Monterey and Pacific Grove, at the southern end of Monterey Bay on California’s central coast. The four MPAs together encompass 2.96 square miles. The SMR protects all marine life within its boundaries. Fishing and take of all living marine resources is prohibited. ()

Coordinates: 36°38'13"N, 121°56'10"W

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Asilomar State Marine Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Point Pinos Lighthouse, Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary.

~1440 ftSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Point Pinos Lighthouse, Pacific Grove
7 min walk • Point Pinos Lighthouse was lit on February 1, 1855, to guide ships on the Pacific Coast of California. It is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States and even the lens is original.
~1730 ftSE
Outdoor activities, Golf
Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links, Pacific Grove
9 min walk • Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links is a public 18-hole golf course owned by the city of Pacific Grove, California. Originally designed by Chandler Egan in 1932, the first nine holes are laid out through the forested areas of Pacific Grove.
1.5 miSE
Science museum, Museum, History museum
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History, Pacific Grove
38 min walk • 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.
0.8 miS
36°37'36"N • 121°55'52"W
Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary, Pacific Grove
20 min walk • Park
1 miS
36°37'25"N • 121°56'24"W
Asilomar State Beach, Pacific Grove
25 min walk • Park
1.5 miSE
36°37'12"N • 121°55'8"W
Heritage Social Museum, Pacific Grove
39 min walk • Museum
1.6 miSE
36°37'10"N • 121°55'5"W
Jameson's Classic Motorcycle Museum, Pacific Grove
41 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.3 miSE
36°37'29"N • 121°55'5"W
Chase Park, Pacific Grove
34 min walk • Park
1.2 miS
36°37'14"N • 121°55'44"W
George Washington Park, Pacific Grove
31 min walk • Park
1 miSE
36°37'27"N • 121°55'44"W
Pacific Grove Ball Park, Pacific Grove
25 min walk • Park
1 miE
Scenic area with beaches and sea otters
Monterey Bay, Monterey
27 min walk • Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean located on the coast of the U.S. state of California, south of the San Francisco Bay Area and its major city at the south of the bay, San Jose.