The 17-acre Locke-Paddon Community Park in Marina holds a series of fresh water vernal ponds, which provide homes to a range of avian wildlife. Locke-Paddon Community Park is also the northern point of the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail, a recreation trail that leads 29 miles south to Pebble Beach.
Locke-Paddon Community Park has a pleasant picnic area, as well as easy walking paths with interpretive signs describing the natural features of the area. A floating walkway goes across the water. Workout stations around Locke-Paddon Community Park provide excellent opportunities for exercise.
Locke-Paddon Community Park is a great spot for birders. Grebes, coots, mallards, warblers, sparrows and blackbirds are prevalent here, but many other bird species frequent the area, especially in winter and spring. The Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District has a field guide with photos showing 138 bird species that have been spotted at Locke-Paddon Community Park.
Take Highway 1 to the Reservation Road exit. Take Reservation Road east for 0.4 miles. Please note: Reservation Road takes a sharp right-hand turn about 350 yards from the highway.
Monterey County Convention & Visitors Bureau P.O. Box 1770, Monterey, CA 93942 1-877-MONTEREY info@mccvb.org
In partnership with Monterey County and the cities of Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del Rey Oaks, Marina, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Salinas,
Sand City, Seaside, Soledad, Pebble Beach, Moss Landing, Carmel Valley, Big Sur, and Salinas Valley.
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