Calla Lily Valley & Garrapata Beach (Cellphone Photos) - Monterey County, CA

Yesterday, on 11 March 2022, my parents and I took a trip to Calla Lily Valley in Garrapata State Park in Monterey County, CA. I took 8 photos with my cellphone while I was there. I hope you enjoy viewing my photos! 

A scenery photo of Calla Lily Valley. In the foreground are calla lily flowers and in the background is the Pacific Ocean.

A close up photo of calla lily flowers shot at Calla Lily Valley.

A scenery photo of calla lily flowers at Calla Lily Valley.

A scenery photo of Calla Lily Valley. In the foreground are calla lily flowers and in the background is the Pacific Ocean.

A scenery photo of Garrapata Beach shot near Calla Lily Valley. At the bottom of the photo, you can see Doud Creek, which is the creek that flows out of Calla Lily Valley.

A scenery photo from Garrapata State Park shot near Calla Lily Valley. The valley you see in the middle of the photo is Calla Lily Valley. The flowers are mostly hidden from view in this photo. If you look very closely, you might see some white flowers below the center of the photo. Those are the calla lily flowers.

A sunset scenery photo from Garrapata Beach.

A sunset scenery photo of Calla Lily Valley. The white flowers in the distance are calla lily flowers.

Travel Tips: If you want to visit the area, the GPS coordinates are at 36° 25' 19" N, 121° 54' 47" W. The valley isn't far from State Route 1 (you park on the side of the highway). You have to walk around 10 minutes tops. The trail down is relatively easy, my dad managed on crutches (he accidentally injured himself a few weeks back), and I navigated it just fine with my partial blindness due to visual snow syndrome (there were a few things I weren't able to do due to the vision loss). The trail to the valley can be a bit narrow at times, and it is a little bit muddy around the calla lily flowers (the flowers are fed by a creek). The trail is definitely not wheelchair accessible due to stairs and how narrow some sections are. My parents and I went on a Friday, and there were a lot of people. If you go on the weekends, it will be crowded. The area where you park is not going to be too safe. My parents and I saw shattered glass on the side of the road, so burglars are definitely breaking into parked vehicles.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

SR-1 & Garrapata State Park - Carmel, CA (Part 2)

On 4th of July I decided to take a trip to Monterey, Carmel, and Big Sur, CA. I went to places such as fisherman's Wharf, Garrapata State Park, Andrew Molera State Park, etc... I took many photos there are are here to share with you. About half of the photos were shot along or near SR-1. The photos will be split into several parts. I hope you enjoy viewing these photos!

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To view my best photos from Monterey, Big Sur area for 2014-2015, use this link. To see all of my photos from the Monterey, Big Sur area for 2014-2015, use this link.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 

Photos for today are scenery photos from along SR-1 and Garrapata State Park in Carmel, CA.

Scenery of the Pacific Ocean along SR-1 in Carmel, CA.
Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 28 09 N 121 55 56 W     

A black and white process of the photo above.  

Scenery of the Pacific Ocean near SR-1 in Carmel, CA. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 28 08 N 121 55 57 W     

 A black and white process of the photo above. 

Another scenery shot of the Pacific Ocean near SR-1 in Carmel, CA. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 28 11 N 121 56 02 W 

A black and white process of the photo above.  

A scenery shot from Garrapata State Park (right off of SR-1) in Carmel, CA. I decided to take a photo because I thought the clouds covering the hills looked nice. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 25 11 N 121 54 50 W 

Another scenery shot from Garrapata State Park.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 25 10 N 121 54 51 W 

 A photo of Garrapata Beach in Garrapata State Park. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 25 11 N 121 54 55 W 

Another scenery shot of Garrapata Beach from the same spot as above. I really liked how the clouds covered the tops of the hills.  

A black and white process of the photo above.  

Another scenery shot from Garrapata Beach. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 25 15 N 121 54 54 W  

 A black and white process of the photo above. 

Two more scenery shots from Garrapata Beach shot at almost the same spot as above.  

A photo of the Bixby Creek Bridge in Monterey, CA. This is part of SR-1. 

Approximate GPS location (type into Google) according to the Canon GP-E2 GPS Receiver: 36 22 21 N 121 54 10 W 

This is all the photos for today! I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Next time I will have photos from Big Sur, CA shot in Andrew Molera State Park. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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