Spanish Bay
Spanish Bay
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TheLeongOhana
United States7,575 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
The beach at Spanish Bay was stop number 3 and the first by the ocean.
A large parking lot greeted us as we drove in and we had prime parking spots available to choose from.
A wooden walkway ran parallel to the beach and took walkers all the way to The Inn at Spanish Bay.
Crossing over this walkway we walked by a large scattering of rocks. We stopped to add our own stack of rocks before continuing to the beach. We walked along the beach towards the Inn before stopping and turning back. It was a clean beach filled with periodic piles of seaweed. I told my daughters that we could be walking on the same area as the early Spanish explorers who came here in the 1600s.
The overcast skies meant it was a little cooler during our visit but I could see this being a very popular spot with the sun out.
A large parking lot greeted us as we drove in and we had prime parking spots available to choose from.
A wooden walkway ran parallel to the beach and took walkers all the way to The Inn at Spanish Bay.
Crossing over this walkway we walked by a large scattering of rocks. We stopped to add our own stack of rocks before continuing to the beach. We walked along the beach towards the Inn before stopping and turning back. It was a clean beach filled with periodic piles of seaweed. I told my daughters that we could be walking on the same area as the early Spanish explorers who came here in the 1600s.
The overcast skies meant it was a little cooler during our visit but I could see this being a very popular spot with the sun out.
Written 8 August 2020
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meyeratl
Woodstock, GA131 contributions
Sept 2019
Spanish Bay is wonderful. Stay at the resort, eat & drink on the patio and listen to bag pipe player. Great links style golf course.
Written 28 January 2020
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Steve R
Roseville, CA575 contributions
Oct 2021
Smell of the crashing surf and pine, stunning beauty.
One of the most amazing places on earth.
You can walk the beach or on the trails, eat outside for lunch at a Roy's fire table.
Breath deep.
One of the most amazing places on earth.
You can walk the beach or on the trails, eat outside for lunch at a Roy's fire table.
Breath deep.
Written 9 October 2021
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VIPIN_GOEL_TP_Impex
New Delhi, India8,277 contributions
Dec 2021
The Spanish Bay is the 3rd stop on the 17-Mile Drive and the first by the ocean. Being the first ocean spot, most of the visitor stops here. There is quite large parking space to park your car with convenience. Spanish Bay is just inside the limits of the private community of Pebble Beach. Spanish Bay Beach is a wide sandy public beach with sand dunes. Walking on turns and windings through the dunes on wooden boards along the sea shore is quite pleasant and it can take you all the way to The Inn at Spanish Bay. There are stones and rocks on the beach and the beach is filled with seaweeds and it does not have vast clear sand.
Written 28 April 2022
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Steve5863
Avon, OH12,807 contributions
Mar 2019 • Family
Spanish Bay is stop #3, but the first stop after entering from Pacific Grove, along 17-Mile Drive and is a large, picturesque, sandy beach with a few rocks and pieces of driftwood scattered about. The beach is named for Spanish Explorers that camped here in 1769 while looking for nearby Monterey Bay which took them over a year to find.
Written 2 April 2019
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Jay B
Garden Grove, CA266 contributions
Feb 2019 • Couples
This is one of the first view points along 17 mile drive. The beach is great and if you look back you can see lots of cypress trees and lots of waves.
Written 23 February 2019
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Balasubramanian R
Chennai (Madras), India808 contributions
Sept 2022
Spanish Bay, the tourist attraction spot is on the 17 Mile drive. Small beach and early point in the drive. Parking facilities are available.
Written 29 September 2022
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must_travel_soon_10
Mississauga, Canada1,821 contributions
May 2022
There are many beaches and vistas, but this is my favourite of them all. Great surf crashing onto the beach and unspoiled.
Written 28 May 2022
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Cathy L
Leland, NC473 contributions
July 2021
Being from the east coast, the west coast shoreline is remarkably different. I love the rocky shoreline.
Written 6 August 2021
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mini
Fremont, CA212,229 contributions
Sept 2020
We had an awesome time at Spanish Bay This is a gorgeous area for views of the Pacific Ocean, We had lunch at Roy's. Its a great area to go on the 17 mile drive There is also a world class golf course.
Written 8 September 2020
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