Monterey County Parks & Recreation Articles

Del Rey Park is one of two parks owned by Del Rey Oaks, and sits just behind City Hall, in the canyon long ago carved out by Arroyo del Rey. It’s home to a dog park, a baseball diamond, a…

The controversy over the cross-country track at Palo Corona Regional Park does not appear to be going away anytime soon.

California has some top-notch tourist attractions—with top-shelf prices. Here are some that won’t break the bank.

GREENFIELD — City of Greenfield has been awarded a nearly $700,000 grant from California State Parks to create and expand access to outdoor experiences for local youth and families.  The application, funded by State Parks, was shaped by Greenfield residents …

SOLEDAD — City of Soledad and the Soledad City Council hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking on July 16 to celebrate the construction of the first inclusive park in Soledad and in South Monterey County. The new park, temporarily known as Orchard …

Officials in the city of Soledad will celebrate the groundbreaking of a special park Saturday, July 16, during Parks and Recreation Month. This accessible park is designed for kids with disabilities to be able to safely play and enjoy time…

In rising numbers, roadtrippers, backpackers, hikers and campers from across the globe have steadily saturated Big Sur’s roads, trails, parks and campgrounds in recent years. As the region’s popularity has grown, so too have concerns from residents and agencies over…

David Schmalz here, thinking about democracy and how much elections matter—they ultimately shape the society we live in, for better or worse.

It's already been a long path for the Fort Ord Regional Trail and Greenway—aka FORTAG. After a decade of imagining and planning, not a single foot of trail has yet been built.

KING CITY — The 30th annual joint meeting of King City Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture and King City Rotary Club to promote Beautification Week is planned for Wednesday, June 15, at noon. Unlike last year when the groups gathered …

On May 10, Salinas City Council unanimously approved $8.1 million from the general fund to build what will be the city’s first community center in District 5. “We want something of similar value to the Hebbron Family Center,” Library and…

Sometimes making the community better manifests as a better understanding of how nature works. Local birders lead the way.

The campaigns surrounding Measure B, a Del Rey Oaks ballot initiative that if approved would preclude adding most new trails in the city, are starting to ramp up.

SOLEDAD — Pinnacles National Park recently purchased and assembled a new sign-making machine, which will help the Pinnacles Trail Crew to update the park’s trail signage more efficiently. “Anyone who has hiked along multiple trails in Pinnacles knows that proper …

Over the summer of 2021, a new attraction got the attention of people in Marina: handcar tours, a ride on the abandoned train tracks that run along the west side of Highway 1 in a cart, pushed by up to…

In 2018, before the County Board of Supervisors banned parking on the east side of Highway 1 across from Point Lobos due to safety concerns, State Parks was working on a potential solution to an intractable safety problem: an overflow…

After more than a decade of deferred maintenance on water and sewage infrastructure in parks managed by Monterey County, the infusion of American Rescue Plan Act money in 2021 is allowing County Parks to dust off some long-contemplated plans.

SOLEDAD — Annual measures to protect nesting raptors of Pinnacles National Park, located five miles east of Soledad, were reinstated as of Jan. 18. According to Park Superintendent Blanca Alvarez Stransky, 12 pairs of Prairie and Peregrine Falcons produced a …

The presence of wilderness areas in Monterey County complicates the region’s ability to benefit from new federal legislation written by the county’s representative in Washington, Congressman Jimmy Panetta, D-Carmel Valley.