STANDARDWhalers, Cypress and Sea Lions
≈ 5,500 steps2.5 mi · about 4 hoursStandard · 5 stops · 600 credOne trip earns it.Five stops on foot through Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, from the whalers' cabin and their lookout hill to an old cypress on the cliff, the sea lion rocks and the cormorant island. Half a day on the trails. The reserve charges $10 per car, the lots inside fill early, the Highway 1 shoulder is ticketed, and no one enters after 6:30 p.m.
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