In 1898, after a coal company drew up plans to build a subdivision with 1,000 homes at Point Lobos, just south of Carmel, a Chicago racetrack designer and real estate investor named Alexander Allan ...

CARMEL — Man, I love a good Manhattan. Especially when you look through the glass at a wraparound big-picture view of the ocean doing its best oceany stuff far below. Heck, I love a great Manhattan so ...

Carmel-by-the-Sea is even lovelier in autumn.

Carmel >> The water at Point Lobos” China Cove looks as if you polished the surface of the ocean and found the tropics. The tiny beach is one of the state reserve”s iconic treasures, a pocket of calm, ...

CARMEL – How popular is too popular? Few Monterey County destinations beg that question more than Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, where parking conditions have created what some locals describe as ...

Considered the "crown jewel" of California's collection of 280 state parks, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is located just 4 miles south of Carmel-by-the-Sea. When you arrive, you'll quickly see ...

CARMEL — A 100-vehicle parking area and a shuttle is planned to carry visitors to the congested Point Lobos State Natural Reserve to alleviate some of the dangerous parking taking place on the ...

The popular Point Lobos nature reserve south of Carmel has reopened, though other Big Sur area state parks remain shut because of the Soberanes fire. Visitors to the nature reserve should arrive early ...