Elkhorn Slough

Elkhorn Slough Pollution Prompts Petition

Aerial view showing the Pick-n-Pull's proximity to Elkhorn Slough. Photo by Joel Avila/Hawkeye Aerial Photography.

Last winter, the Ecological Rights Foundation tested stormwater flowing into Elkhorn Slough from the nearby Pick-n-Pull and found lead and copper in the runoff. Now it wants Monterey County officials to overturn the auto dismantling facility’s recent 10-year permit renewal, citing danger to sea otter pups and other Slough inhabitants.

Five Fingers Loop

The striking markings of the bufflehead are a common sight on Five Fingers Loop. Photo by Bill Bouton via Wikimedia.

1.5 miles; 1 hour; easy
An easy foray into a corner of the park favored by avian life.

2013 Sea Otter Awareness Week

Sea otter pair photographed by Ed Bowlby/Creative Commons

Has Sea Otter Week caught you unawares? No worries—there's plenty of fun left.

Elkhorn Slough Safari

with
on16Sep
The world's cutest marine mammal. Photo provided by Yohn Gideon.

Otters and egrets and sea lions, oh my!

Surprise! Sea Otters Save Eelgrass

Just call them the heroes of Elkhorn Slough.

Parks

Community

Gear