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    • Habitats Overview
    • Marine
      • Intertidal
        • Rocky Shore
        • Sandy Shore
      • Kelp Forest
      • Pelagic
    • Terrestrial
      • Coastal Prairie
      • Coastal Scrub
      • Monterey Cypress Forest
      • Monterey Pine Forest
    • All Point Lobos Trails
    • Bird Island
    • Cabin
    • Carmelo Meadow
    • Coal Chute
    • Cypress Grove
    • Granite Point
    • Lace Lichen
    • Moss Cove
    • Mound Meadow
    • North Shore
    • Pine Ridge
    • Sand Hill
    • Sea Lion Point
    • South Plateau
    • South Shore
    • State Marine Reserve (SMR)
    • Whalers Knoll
  • Species
  • Geology
  • Human History

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Sandy Shore

Point Lobos quiet sandy beaches curve between rocky cliffs throughout the Reserve.

Sandy Shore

Species

Close-up of a small translucent beach hopper, an amphipod, crawling through coarse beach sand, with grains of sand stuck to its curved body.

Amphipod

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2022 Harbor Seal Pupping Season at Point Lobos

Point Lobos is a State Natural Reserve. Everything here is protected.

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