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Here you'll find iconic attractions like the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, 17-Mile Drive, Cannery Row and Fisherman's Wharf as well as other absolute gems like Pacific Monarch Butterfly Grove Sanctuary and National Steinbeck Center.
One of our nation's most spectacular marine protected areas, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary offers some of the best wildlife viewing in the world! This "Serengeti of the Sea" stretches along the central coast from San Francisco to Cambria and includes pristine beaches, jewel-like tide pools, lush kelp forests, steep canyons and an ...
It's the largest undersea canyon on the West Coast of the United States — and begins right offshore. It descends from a depth of about 60 feet (18 m) to nearly 12,000 feet (3,656 m) in a distance of 60 miles (97 km) off the coast. The canyon creates deep-sea habitats close to shore with a wealth of animals not found in shallower waters.
