Introduction
Using This Guide
Map Legend
Monterey County
Northern Monterey County
Salinas River to Sand City
Seaside to Monterey
Monterey Central
Monterey and Cannery Row
Pacific Grove
17-Mile Drive
Carmel Area
Big Sur North
Point Sur to Big Sur Valley
Pfeiffer Beach to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park
Esalen to Mill Creek
Big Sur South
San Luis Obispo County
Monterey County
Ragged Point to Hearst Castle
San Simeon to Moonstone Beach
Cambria Area
Estero Bluffs to Morro Strand
Morro Bay
Morro Bay and Baywood Park
Morro Bay and Montaña de Oro State Park
Avila Beach
Shell Beach
Pismo Beach to Oceano
Pismo State Beach to Nipomo Dunes
Santa Barbara County
Santa Maria River to Jalama Beach
Point Conception to Gaviota
Arroyo Hondo to Naples Reef
Goleta Area
Santa Barbara West
Santa Barbara Central
Santa Barbara to Montecito
Summerland to Carpinteria
Channel Islands National Park
Ventura County
Ventura County North
Rincon Parkway to Ventura River
San Buenaventura
Ventura Harbor Area
Oxnard Area
Port Hueneme Area
Point Mugu to Los Angeles County Line
Features
Caring for the Coast
Maritime Chaparral
Monterey Bay Dunes
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Monterey Pine Forest
Rocky Shore
Rivers and Streams
Santa Lucia Range
Northern Elephant Seals
Colors of the Coast
Coastal Prairie
Bays and Estuaries
Coast Live Oak Woodland
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
The Island of California
Giant Kelp Forest
Vernal Pools
Geology of the Transverse Ranges
Coastal Sage Scrub
Northern Channel Islands
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Ocean Currents and Sand Transport
Beaches
The Ocean
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Protecting Coastal Resources
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Selected State and Federal Agencies
Bibliography
Index
The California Coastal Commission was created by the voters of California, who adopted an initiative measure in 1972 that formed the Commission and gave it broad powers to plan and protect the coast. Later, the California Coastal Act of 1976 established the Commission as a permanent state agency with a mission to protect, maintain, and enhance the quality of the coastal environment. One of the Commission's principal goals is to maintain public access and public recreational opportunities along the coast, in a manner consistent with environmental preservation.
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