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Monterey's Old Coastal Road - Stunning Pacific scenery along 19 miles of old gravel road ending on Highway 1.

Sea Kayaking Near Monterey - Kayak the protected coves and giant kelp forests of Monterey Bay.

America's Best Beaches - Including Point Lobos.

No Snow Zones: Backpacking Los Padres National Forest - When the peaks of the High Sierra are snowbound, the chaparral-and-oak landscapes of the Coast Range will do nicely.

Hiking the Ventana Wilderness

An Ocean at Your Doorstep - Just you, a tent, and the thundering Pacific—five oceanfront campsites in southern California just a short hike away from civilization, but worlds away in character.
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No Snow Zones - Los Padres National Forest, where hikers go to escape the snow in California.

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