| Asilomar State Beach | |
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| Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds State Park | |
 Rocky shore at Asilomar State Beach | |
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| Location | Monterey County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Pacific Grove, California |
| Coordinates | 36°37′12″N 121°56′17″W / 36.62000°N 121.93806°W |
| Area | 107 acres (43 ha) |
| Established | 1951 |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation Official website |
Asilomar State Beach, officially Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds State Park, is a state park unit of California, United States. It provides public access to rocky coast and dune habitat on the Monterey Peninsula. The property includes the Asilomar Conference Grounds, a conference center built by the YWCA in 1913 that is now a National Historic Landmark. The 107-acre (43 ha) site is located in Pacific Grove and offers overnight lodging and views of the forest, surf and sand.
Asilomar (meaning "Asylum or refuge by the sea" and pronounced a-SIL-o-mar)[1] is a combination of two Spanish words: "asilo" and "mar". It is part of the native homeland of the Rumsen Ohlone people.
- ^ Robinson, Judith (1991). The Hearsts: An American Dynasty. University of Delaware Press. p. 370. ISBN 0-87413-383-1.