Best Places to Visit Near Carmel
Visit some of the best attractions in the vicinity of Carmel with hundreds to choose from to make your perfect day out or weekend break away. Browse the below list featuring some of the best destinations (such as Pinnacles National Park, Monterey, Santa Cruz) or select map view to search geographically.
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Cities and Localities Near Carmel
Where to go for a weekend trip near Carmel? A list of surrounding cities, towns and villages nearby or close to the suburbs of Carmel within a 50 mile radius.
42 milesE
Pinnacles National ParkNational park
3.6 miNE
MontereyCity
29 milesN
Santa CruzCity
2.6 miNW
Pebble BeachLocality
4.6 miN
Pacific GroveCity
17 milesNE
SalinasCity
46 milesN
Los GatosTown
42 milesN
Morgan HillCity
49 milesN
SaratogaCity
19 milesNE
Moss LandingLocality
27 milesN
WatsonvilleCity
29 milesN
CapitolaCity
29 milesNE
San Juan BautistaCity
34 milesE
SoledadCity
37 milesNE
GilroyCity
46 milesN
Big Basin Redwoods State ParkNational park
50 milesS
Big SurNational park
47 milesNW
Año Nuevo State ParkNational park
16 milesNW
Redwood GroveNational park
6.1 miS
Garrapata State ParkNational park
48 milesN
Castle Rock State ParkNational park
19 milesS
Andrew Molera State ParkNational park
32 milesSE
Ventana WildernessNational park
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TOP Attractions
Best Day Trips from Carmel
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Attractions Best Day Trips from Carmel
4.5 miNMonterey, United States
Sprawling marine life attraction
28 milesNSanta Cruz Surfing Museum Santa Cruz, United States
35 milesNEGilroy Gardens Gilroy, United States
29 milesNSanta Cruz, United States
Iconic 1924 wooden roller coaster
13 milesSBixby Creek Bridge Big Sur, United States
48 milesNMontalvo Arts Center Saratoga, United States
5.8 miNAsilomar State Marine Reserve Pacific Grove, United States
29 milesNESan Juan Bautista, United States
Picturesque mission church with mass
3.3 miNECathedral of San Carlos Borromeo Monterey, United States
12 milesSRocky Creek Bridge Garrapata State Park, United States
3.6 miNEMuseum of Monterey Monterey, United States
2.6 miWLone Cypress Pebble Beach, United States
3.8 miNEFisherman's Wharf Monterey, United States
29 milesNUndertow Roller Coaster Santa Cruz, United States
31 milesSEBig Sur, United States
80-foot waterfall onto a small beach
5.5 miNPoint Pinos Lighthouse Pacific Grove, United States
9.6 miEMazda Raceway Laguna Seca Salinas, United States
40 milesENeenach Volcano Pinnacles National Park, United States
28 milesNLong Marine Laboratory Santa Cruz, United States
19 milesNBennett Slough Moss Landing, United States
33 milesEMission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Soledad, United States
18 milesNESalinas Sports Complex Salinas, United States
19 milesNEMonterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Moss Landing, United States
30 milesNMission Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, United States
17 milesSPoint Sur Lighthouse Big Sur, United States
37 milesNUvas Falls Morgan Hill, United States
27 milesNElkhorn Slough Brewing Co. Watsonville, United States
48 milesNVasona Park Los Gatos, United States
19 milesNEBlue Ocean Whale Watching Moss Landing, United States
28 milesNSanta Cruz Breakwater Light Santa Cruz, United States
29 milesNNatural Bridges State Beach Santa Cruz, United States
17 milesNENational Steinbeck Center Salinas, United States
29 milesNSmall Craft Harbor Santa Cruz, United States
4.6 miNPacific Grove Museum of Natural History Pacific Grove, United States
36 milesNEUvas Creek Preserve Gilroy, United States
48 milesNVasona Reservoir Los Gatos, United States
3.2 miNEColton Hall Monterey, United States
34 milesNMount Madonna Watsonville, United States
29 milesNESan Juan Bautista State Historic Park San Juan Bautista, United States
17 milesNEJose Eusebio Boronda Adobe Salinas, United States
29 milesNSanta Cruz Museum of Natural History Santa Cruz, United States
29 milesNSanta Cruz Yacht Club Santa Cruz, United States
3.4 miNEGolden State Theatre Monterey, United States
23 milesSPfeiffer Beach Big Sur, United States
29 milesNEJuan de Anza House San Juan Bautista, United States
27 milesNEFremont Peak Redwood Grove, United States
50 milesNSacred Heart Church Saratoga, United States
3.8 miNEChris' Fishing and Whale Watching Monterey, United States
31 milesNMcHenry Library Santa Cruz, United States
3.2 miNEMonterey Peninsula College Monterey, United States
25 milesSHenry Miller Memorial Library Big Sur, United States
46 milesNForbes Mill Los Gatos, United States
36 milesNEChristmas Hill Park Gilroy, United States
17 milesNEJohn Steinbeck House Salinas, United States
3.5 miNELake El Estero Monterey, United States
27 milesNEFremont Peak State Park Redwood Grove, United States
31 milesNArboretum at the University of California Santa Cruz, United States
29 milesNSanta Cruz County Fairgrounds Watsonville, United States
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