Año Nuevo State Park
SF Bay Area
parks
At a glance
- Size
- 4209
- Established
- 1985
parks detail
- Hook
- The world's largest mainland breeding colony of northern elephant seals
- More
- In peak winter breeding season, 2.5-ton bulls battle on the beach while thousands of pups are born — access is by guided walk only, reserved months ahead. The abandoned 1872 light station on the island beyond is now a seabird and sea-lion rookery.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.12, -122.307