Other great sandy beaches in Monterey include Monterey State Beach, Del Monte Municipal Beach near downtown and numerous hotels, Asilomar State Beach, and Carmel Beach. Families rave about Carmel ...

The trail starts around Monterey State Beach/Castroville and ends down in Pacific Grove, hugging the coast the whole way.

"If you are on a sandy beach in the Monterey Bay area ... "There are no dogs allowed on the beaches or the state beaches," said Officer Colin Simon, a California State Parks lifeguard peace ...