Monterey County Parks & Recreation Overview

On file at the Monterey Public Library is an undated pamphlet from the Seaside Chamber of Commerce that appears to have been published in the 1950s or early ’60s. It’s titled, “Laguna Grande as a Recreation and Entertainment Project,” and…

The Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) launched a new “Elkhorn Forever” campaign with a kick-off celebration Tuesday, with the goal of raising $12 million.

Dan Haifley, a long-time ocean conservationist and former director of O'Neill's Sea Odyssey and Save Our Shores, gives us an update on the multiple threats to ocean ecosystems and marine sanctuaries posed by the cuts to federal staff and budgets …

In 2019, the Pebble Beach Company gave the City of Monterey the Old Capitol Site, a 135-acre property south of Highway 1 opposite the Del Monte Center. Subsequently, the city rezoned the land – a mostly pristine forest of Monterey…

Erik Chalhoub here, looking at a map of Fort Ord National Monument. I’ve explored nearly the entirety of the eastern portion of the park by bike, starting from the Creekside entrance just off of Reservation Road near Salinas. I’ve usually…

On a crisp and sunny afternoon in Pacific Grove Wednesday, Jan. 15 – a day similar to one John Steinbeck described in his novel Sweet Thursday – about 35 people and three dogs cluster at the corner of Eardley and…

A new disc golf course has opened in Royal Oaks Park, a project by the Monterey Parks and Lakes Department.

The sharp whacking sound of pickleballs ricocheting off of paddles became too much for neighbors surrounding Forest Hill Park’s four pickleball courts in Carmel. They pleaded with Carmel officials to do something to restore peace to the neighborhood. On Dec.…

The number of National Historic Landmarks in Monterey County just increased.

There’s a new requirement for anyone operating a motorized boat either on the bay, sea or lake starting Jan. 1, 2025: You must carry a California Boater Card. If you don’t have the card while operating a boat when a…