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The Whalers Cabin near Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, is a historic building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in what is now Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, four miles south of Carmel. The cabin was built in the 1850s to house Japanese and Chinese fishermen.
Point Lobos and the Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is a state park in California.Adjoining Point Lobos is "one of the richest marine habitats in California". [2] The ocean habitat is protected by two marine protected areas, the Point Lobos State Marine Reserve and Point Lobos State Marine Conservation Area.
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve: State natural reserve Monterey: 1,325 536 1933 Point Mugu State Park: State park Ventura: 13,947 5,644 1966 Point Sal State Beach: State beach Santa Barbara: 84 34 1948 Point Sur State Historic Park: State historic park Monterey: 92 37 1986 Contains the still-operational 1889 Point Sur Lighthouse and a former ...
For the record: 7:30 a.m. May 20, 2024: An earlier version of this article misspelled the last name of the famed landscape architect who helped establish the National Park Service as Frederick Law ...
Original hand-drawn Diseño (map) of Rancho San José y Sur Chiquito in present-day Big Sur, California. Rancho San José y Sur Chiquito was a 8,876-acre (35.92 km 2) [1] Mexican land grant in present-day Big Sur, in Monterey County, California, given in 1835 to Teodoro Gonzalez and re-granted by Governor Juan Alvarado the same year to Marcelino Escobar.
The Palo Corona Regional Park is a 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) park owned by the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District on land east of Big Sur Coast Highway and Garrapata State Park in California. The 9,898 acres (4,006 ha) property stretches southeast about 11 miles (18 km) from the near the Carmel River State Beach to the Los Padres National ...
A jury awarded a former California State Parks employee nearly $2.3 million after a trial laid bare claims that the agency and a former boss discriminated against him for his Mexican heritage and ...
Ishxenta State Park is south of Carmel-by-the-Sea and east of Point Lobos State Reserve. It contains one of the world's largest stands of native Monterey pines, endangered Gowen cypress, and rare maritime chaparral plant communities. [2] Acquired by California State Parks in 2001 as Point Lobos Ranch, it has limited public access.