Nature reserve · California
Carmel River State Beach
Carmel River State Beach is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Uncle Sam Mountain stands 1,445 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohlone Coastal Cultural Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 0.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- California Department of Parks and Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates36.53150, -121.92299
- 0.3 mi off the Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rumsien Overlook · 1 mi
- 1 Shepherd's Knoll · 3 mi
- China Lookout · 4 mi
- Granite Canyon Bridge · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Carmel River Lagoon and Wetland Nature Reserve: 0.3 mi
- Carmel Youth Baseball Larson Field: 0.8 mi
- Mission Trails Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Carmel Beach City Park: 1.4 mi
- Piccadilly Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Ichxenta Point: 0.7 mi
- Granite Point: 1.0 mi
- Coal Chute Point: 1.1 mi
- Greg's Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cannery Point: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves: 50
- Ohlone Coastal Cultural Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Carmel River Bird Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Carmel River Lagoon and Wetland Natural Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Carmel Bay State Marine Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Point Lobos State Natural Reserve: 1.5 mi
Beaches: 24
- Carmel River State Beach: 0.4 mi
- Monastery Beach: 0.5 mi
- Carmel Beach: 1.4 mi
- Weston Beach: 1.7 mi
- Hidden Beach: 1.8 mi
Museums: 24
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Museum: 0.8 mi
- The Sir Harry Downie Museum: 0.8 mi
- Whalers Cabin and Whaling Station Museum: 1.3 mi
- Center for Photographic Art: 1.4 mi
- Monterey Museum of Art - La Mirada: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Sunset Cultural Center: 1.4 mi
- Yadon Plaque: 3.0 mi
- Victorine Ranch: 3.8 mi
- Ingersol Family Statue: 5.2 mi
- Monterey Customhouse: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 23
- Walker House: 1.0 mi
- Lone Cypress: 3.5 mi
- Seal Rock: 4.6 mi
- Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching: 5.3 mi
- Randy's Fishing Trips: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 12
- Images of Pebble Beach: 3.0 mi
- Pietro Ferrante Statue: 5.3 mi
- Santa Rosalia Statue: 5.3 mi
- The Fisherman: 5.3 mi
- Otter Statue: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Talcot Bates Grove and Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Monterey Pines Group Area: 4.2 mi
- East Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Veteran's Park Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- El Estero Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 7
- Our Green Thumb Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Memory Garden: 5.2 mi
- Sensory Garden: 5.2 mi
- Pacific Grove Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Sand City Community Garden: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Fern Falls: 11.2 mi
- Pico Blanco Falls: 14.3 mi
- Firehose Falls: 16.6 mi
- Highbride Falls: 18.4 mi
- Pfeiffer Falls: 20.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Point Pinos Lighthouse: 7.1 mi
- Point Sur Lighthouse: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Cavalry Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Los Padres Dam Slide: 17.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Pat Springs: 15.3 mi
- Cahoon Spring: 24.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Keyhole Arch: 21.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Sykes Hot Spring: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Carmel River State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam Mountain | SE 137° | 1,445 m | 17.8 mi |
| Kandlbinder Peak | SSE 147° | 1,418 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Carmel | SE 143° | 1,344 m | 12.5 mi |
| Danish Creek Peak | SE 138° | 1,298 m | 15.6 mi |
| Little Pines | SE 138° | 1,266 m | 16.3 mi |
| Devils Peak | SE 145° | 1,261 m | 13.1 mi |
| Big Pines Peak | SE 141° | 1,235 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pat Springs Peak | SE 141° | 1,233 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 19:52 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:16 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element relation/222467
Day trips start here
- Carmel · 1 mi
- Carmel Point · 1 mi
- Monterey · 5 mi
- Pacific Grove · 6 mi
- Seaside · 7 mi
- Carmel Valley · 11 mi
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