12 Facts About Point Lobos

Point Lobos and the Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is a state park in California.

The sea near Point Lobos is considered one of the best locations for scuba diving on the Monterey Peninsula and along the California coast.

Point Lobos is just south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States, and at the north end of the Big Sur coast of the Pacific Ocean.

Point Lobos area is geologically unique and contains a rich and diverse plant and animal life both on shore and in the water.

Point Lobos is one of only two places where the Monterey Cypress are native.

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The Point Lobos Foundation has coordinated volunteer days with the goal of planting hundreds of native species to restore eroded areas.

The Point Lobos marine protected areas provide shelter to a wide range of fish, invertebrates, birds, and marine mammals, from those that rely on the near-shore kelp forest to those that inhabit the deep waters of the Carmel Submarine Canyon.

The museum highlights the history of Point Lobos, including its cinematic appearances and plans at the turn of the 20th century to develop the area for densely packed suburban housing.

Point Lobos's paid $250, one-half in silver, and one-half in gold, or about three cents per acre.

Ownership of Point Lobos was later complicated by the fact that when Juan and Augustin Escobar sold the rancho to Josefa de Abrego in 1841, they didn't obtain permission from their multiple brothers and sisters.

Point Lobos was later joined by four or five other Chinese families who built cottages at Whaler's Cove.

Point Lobos became a successful race track architect and built the Santa Anita, Tanforan and Bay Meadows race tracks.