Kayaking with giant sea otters in Moss Landing

15 minute walk from Carmel Dream is one of the original 13 California Missions. Mission Monterey

Every August, the whole Monterey peninsula goes a little crazy for beautiful and exotic cars. The Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach is the starting point but events happen daily all over the area for car clubs and car nuts.

A seasoned road bicyclist or just a casual peddler? With the views and easy trails all over the Monterey area, go as far or as slow as you want. Everyone is welcome.

“The Carmel is a lovely little river. It isn’t very long but in its course it has everything a river should have. It … tumbles down a while, runs through shallows, … crackles among round boulders, wanders lazily under sycamores, spills into pools where trout live … In the winter, it becomes a torrent, … and in the summer it is a place for children to wade in and for fishermen to wander in.”

 ― John Steinbeck, Cannery Row

With over 20 world-class golf courses around the Monterey area, you can find something that fits your par and price.

Try exploring some of Carmel’s 41 charming courtyards.