| Palo Corona Regional Park | |
|---|---|
 Palo Corona Regional Park looking west | |
   | |
| Location | Santa Lucia Mountains, Monterey County, USA |
| Nearest city | Carmel, California |
| Coordinates | 36°25′18″N 121°54′26″W / 36.42167°N 121.90722°W |
| Area | 4,500 acres (18 km2) |
| Established | 2004 |
| Governing body | Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District |
The Palo Corona Regional Park is a 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) park owned by the Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District on land east of Big Sur Coast Highway and Garrapata State Park in California. The 9,898 acres (4,006 ha) property stretches southeast about 11 miles (18 km) from the near the Carmel River State Beach to the Los Padres National Forest. The park is long from north to south, bordered on the northwest by Highway 1 and across from Carmel River State Beach. It wraps around Point Lobos Ranch and abuts Santa Lucia Preserve to the east. In the middle, it is sandwiched by Mitteldorf Preserve and Garrapata State Park. Its southern border abuts Joshua Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve. Environmental interests were concerned that it would be converted to an estate-type development like that done for Rancho San Carlos (renamed as the Santa Lucia Preserve). In May 2002, the Big Sur Land trust and The Nature Conservancy joined to buy the Ranch.[1] Overall, the park directly and indirectly connects nine conservation properties preserved for their biological, recreation and scenic values.[2] The area includes the former Rancho Caňada Country Club and golf course in Carmel Valley.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
swrcwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Palo Corona Regional Park". Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ "140 Acres Of Rancho Caňada Golf Course To become Parkland". Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. Carmel Valley, California. April 16, 2016. Retrieved 30 Dec 2022.