Año Nuevo 2009-2020

For 2020, thought I would expand the images to show more of thee park and the terrain you experience in this magical corner of the coast. This year our good friends Linda And Jeff came along and we finished off the adventure at Dad's Luncheonette! Yum

Coastside Parks Association does a Seal Adventure two weekends each year. For a reasonable fee, you get 3.5 hours access to the entire reserve and can move around at your pace. Docents monitor all the activity and provided insights at the three main lookouts, as well as act as traffic cops to keep you a safe distance away from these rather large and fast mammals. The fees go to a good cause.

If you want to get an early start and private access to Año Nuevo State Park, then the Sunrise Photography Tour hosted by the Coastside Parks Association. It is a bit on the expensive side but you get into the park before dawn, shuttle ride to Bike Beach and open access to the reserve. This is a ranger led tour, so no docents but you get a different perspective. Also, we were treated to a talk with the Director of Research, which was fascinating hearing his depth of knowledge.

Our good friends Liz and Jack were visiting us from back east and we popped into the park on our way to Monterey. Another fun excursion that they enjoyed.

Our first time seeing this amazing place. We had a great docent (Raman's regular), perfect weather and a real treat that will draw us back again and again. And it is just a 35 minutes drive, you cannot ask for more.