Garrapata State Park
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Plant life at Garrapata State Park
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| Location | Monterey County, California, USA |
| Nearest city | Carmel, California |
| Coordinates | 36°28′N 121°54′W / 36.467°N 121.900°WCoordinates: 36°28′N 121°54′W / 36.467°N 121.900°W |
| Area | 2,939 acres (1,189 ha) |
| Established | 1979 |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Garrapata State Park is a state park of California, USA, located on Highway 1 6.7 miles (10.8 km) south of Carmel and 18 miles (29 km) north of Big Sur on the Monterey coast. It is marked only with one sign on the west side of the road. Numbered turnouts mark each parking area. The 2,939-acre (1,189 ha) park was established in 1979.
Garrapata State Park has 2 miles (3.2 km) of beachfront, with coastal hiking and a 50-foot (15 m) climb to a view of the Pacific. The park offers diverse coastal vegetation with trails running from ocean beaches into dense coast redwood groves. The park also features coastal headlands at Soberanes Point.California sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters frequent the coastal waters while gray whales pass close by during their yearly migration.
The beaches in the park have been used for nude recreation.
Most of the park was burned over in the 2016 Soberanes Fire.
The area hosted the Ohlone and Rumsien tribes in the past. In the early 20th century it was the Ezequiel Soberanes Rancho, a cattle and sheep ranch. The ranch was later sold to the Doud family, who had a cattle ranch on the property. Features within Garrapata State Park still bear the names of these families.
At the county level, Garrapata State Park is represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by Supervisor Dave Potter.
In the California State Legislature, Garrapata State Park is in the 17th Senate District, represented by Democrat Bill Monning, and is split between the 29th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Mark Stone, and the 30th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Anna Caballero.
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