Photo: Adam Moss · CC BY-SA 2.0Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park in Monterey
Virtually every resident lives within a half mile of a park.
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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1 places to go in Monterey
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
0.4 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Monterey: April and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 48 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 64 | 49 | 37 |
| Rain (in) | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
February is the driest month (2.2 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.7 inches fall in June, the wettest month. The climate in Monterey →
Questions about parks and trails in Monterey
Where can I bike in Monterey?
0.4 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.4 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Monterey?
3,214 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Monterey or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Monterey neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →