Salinas River State Beach is a beach at theriver mouth of theSalinas River atMonterey Bay, inMonterey County, California.
It is located at the south end ofMoss Landing,California. The park can be accessed from the Potrero exit off ofHighway 1, in Moss Landing. It is part of the 99 miles ofMonterey County coastline. The park includes the Salinas River Mouth Natural Preserve and the Salinas River Dunes Natural Preserve.
Visitors to this beach come for nature watching, beach combing, fishing, photography, and taking a walk, rather than swimming or surfing. It contains the remnants of a half sunken barge. Water conditions are often adverse; the temperature is too low, the waves are too strong, and the surf is unpredictable. In addition, there are no lifeguards present.[1]
Among the species found on the beach and its dunes areCalifornia brown pelican,red-tailed hawk,American kestrel,western snowy plover,western gull,black phoebe,California scrub jay,California towhee, andwhite-crowned sparrow.[2]
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