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Table PA-10e Coastal Access Points - Coast Planning Area LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations 1 Malpaso Beach (Otter 2 a. Secure offer of Beach owned by Big Sur Land Retain; find agency to accept Cove) dedicated access. U BSLT Trust; OTD from beach to access highway not yet accepted b. "Improve trail, Only available parking is in Install parking improvements parking." N U turnout, south of bridge when management resources are available; see Appendix A, p. 140. 1 Otter Cove 3 a. Secure offer of lateral Status of OTD is unclear Investigate status of OTD. N BSLT access. b. Discourage informal Owners Electric gate across private road; Retain Y access. Assn. No public entrance to Otter Cove. 1 South of Otter Cove 1 a. Secure access through Private Obtain lateral access easement for N NC permits. Owner CCT. b. Develop scenic Develop trail to bluff edge if N U NC overlooks. property becomes available 2 Doud Property – now 1 a. Complete State Park Recommend updating Update - acquisition name to reference Garrapata State Soberanes Point Area Park with three sub-areas for Soberanes Point, Granite Creek Y DPR NC and Garrapata Beach areas; consider adding adjacent county open space and Coastal Conservancy lands on inland side of highway b. Discourage informal Retain Y DPR NC access. 2 Doud Property – now 1 a. Maintain access for Rock climbers still allowed to Update name to reference Garrapata State Park - rock climbers. practice. Vertical access ways are Garrapata State Park with three Granite Canyon Area excellent. However, through sub-areas for Soberanes Point, Coastal Trail is washed out in Granite Creek and Garrapata Y DPR many places or is overgrown and Beach areas; consider adding difficult to find. adjacent county open space and Coastal Conservancy lands on inland side of highway b. Discourage informal Retain Y DPR NC access. c. Limit access to Retain sensitive marine Y DPR NC habitats.

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations d. Avoid conflicts with Work with CDFG to identify CDFG / Fish and Game lab. Y NC appropriate ways for Coastal Trail DPR to cross lab property. 2 Doud Property – now 1 a. Provide management Excellent bluff top restoration at Update name to reference Garrapata State Park – to reduce existing main path to Garrapata Beach Garrapata State Park with three Garrapata Beach impacts. Y DPR sub-areas for Soberanes Point, Granite Creek and Garrapata Beach areas b. Improve trails. Vertical access is excellent. Reconnect and rehabilitate However, through Coastal Trail continuous Coastal Trail. Y DPR was damaged or washed out in ’98 El Nino, and other portions have become overgrown. c. Develop parking out Acquire remaining portions of of view. Doud Ranch on east side of N DPR NC Highway 1 to protect views and provide parking. d. Discourage informal Retain Y DPR NC access. e. Limit access to Retain sensitive marine Y DPR NC habitats. f. Avoid conflicts with redundant – not in this sub- Delete redundant reference. N.A. DPR/CDFG Fish and Game lab. segment 3 Kasler Point 2 a. Maintain Abalone Retain Y Caltrans NC (signed as “Vista Cove Overlook. Point”) b. Obtain dedicated lateral Uncertain reference to OTD’s Investigate possible OTD’s and access. (through N U secure acceptance, if any. acceptance of OTD’s) c. Obtain shoreline Coastal Land acquired by Coastal Consider transfer from Coastal Y access. Conservancy Conservancy. Conservancy to State Parks. d. Improve trail. see note above Need to restore overgrown trail to Kasler Point and Abalone Cove Coastal shoreline. Provide trail N Conservancy connection to county open space at north side of Rocky Point Restaurant.

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations e. Limit access to Retain Coastal sensitive marine N NC Conservancy habitat. 4 Rocky Point 2 a. Obtain lateral access. N U NC Retain b. "Improve trail, use of Phase out excessive lighting along parking lot. entrance driveway to Rocky Point N U NC Restaurant; prohibit spot lighting on ocean; signage is needed for public coastal access parking. c. Realign road for Consider realignment of road to safety." N U NC Rocky Point Restaurant around north side of Rocky Point knoll. 5 Palo Colorado 2 or 3 a. Obtain lateral access Retain N U NC from Rocky Point. b. Develop scenic Retain overlook at Notley's N U NC Landing. c. "Improve trail along Retain bluff, parking at Rocky N U NC Point." d. Avoid interference with Retain N U NC agricultural use. 6 Rocky Creek 3 a. Obtain vertical and Retain N U NC lateral access. b. Major improvements Unclear if this refers to the Clarify to indicate rehabilitation to trail for safety abandoned segment of Old Coast of abandoned segment of Old erosion N.A. U Road Coast Road, as safe alternative to the narrow Rocky Cr. Bridge on Hwy. 1 c. Discourage informal Retain Y U NC access. 7 Bixby Creek 2 a. Provide management Caltrans owns the famous Develop access management and for pullout and trail. concrete arch bridge and the interpretive signage plans in P Caltrans beach below. However, the beach partnership with Marine access trail is on private lands Sanctuary & US Forest Service. accessed from Old Coast Road. b. Arrange with Caltrans Trail access needs to be arranged Investigate feasibility of access P Caltrans for formal public use. with adjacent landowners. with adjacent landowner.

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations c. Develop scenic Pullout paved and demarcated by Retain P Caltrans overlook. boulders. d. Improve trail. N Caltrans See note in “b” above. See note in “b” above. e. Provide facilities for Only Monterey-Salinas Transit Retain P Caltrans overlook. (MST) bus stop provided so far. f. Discourage informal Extremely steep and unsafe. Retain U Caltrans trails. 8 Hurricane Point 3 a. Obtain a bluff top Parcel acquired by TPL/U.S. Develop management plan for Y USFS access. Forest Service. access point. b. Obtain lateral access Access is via Old Coast Road and Develop CCT link along crest of from Bixby Creek. Y USFS Brazil Ranch Roads. Serra Hill, via Old Coast Road and Brazil Ranch roads. c. Improve overlook for Retain Y Caltrans NC safety. d. Major improvements to U.S. Forest Service indicates that See 8.a above. Needs adequate bluff top trail. site will be included in the staffing and management to avoid Y USFS updated management plan for Los resource impacts. Padres National Forest. e. Discourage informal See note in “d” above Retain trails and trails to Y USFS shoreline. f. Avoid interference with Currently fenced and signed. Develop public access and agricultural use. landscape management plans for Y USFS lands acquired by the Trust for Public Lands and U.S. Forest Service. 9 1 a. Provide management. Not managed for any form of Retain Property N public access - only managed for Owner cattle grazing. b. Acquire as a State As alternative to public Park. acquisition, seek easement or other arrangements with El Sur Property N NC Ranch for blufftop access links Owner between Andrew Molera SP, Pt. Sur SHP, and Brazil Ranch (now owned by USFS). c. Improve trails. Property Retain N NC Owner

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations d. Develop facilities out Property Retain N NC of view. Owner e. "Regulate access to completely prohibits Retain sensitive habitats: sand public access. Dunes and Property dunes, wetlands." N.A. wetlands nonetheless are subject Owner to trampling impacts, due to cattle operations. 10 Point Sur 2 a. Obtain access to DPR & see note in “e” above See 9.b above. northern beach. N Property Owner b. Acquire Pt. Sur if it Both former USCG lands (Point Support preparation of General becomes surplus. Sur Rock) and U.S. Naval Facility Plan for Pt. Sur State Historic transferred to DPR. Both Coast Park, by DPR. Y DPR Guard and Navy retain a small area at each respective location. DPR is preparing a general plan covering both acquired properties c. Extend lateral access Security issues now appear much See 9.b above. southward when reduced; Navy retains small USN + military security holding surrounding the “T- N Property allows. Building” near beach. El Sur Owner Ranch completely prohibits public access. d. Develop trail at DPR & See 9.b above. northern end. N Property NC Owner e. Develop parking. Will be addressed in State Park See 10.b above. N DPR General Plan process f. Avoid military security Will be addressed in State Park New General Plan should be conflicts. General Plan process developed for the new Point Sur State Historic Park; the U.S. Navy Y USN & DPR should be consulted on any plans or development to avoid any military security conflicts. e. Avoid interference with Currently no public access on El Retain agricultural use. N.A. DPR Sur Ranch, therefore no agriculture interference.

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations 11 Swiss Canyon 2 a. Provide management See note above re: El Sur Ranch. Consider renaming access area as (False Sur area) as an extension to All these lands are subject to a “False Sur Beach” which better Molera State Park. scenic easement purchased by describes this geographic area. Property N Monterey County with See 9.b above. Owner Proposition 70 Funds. However, county did not obtain any public access rights. b. Obtain vertical access Property See note in “a” above Former is to False Point Sur and N Owner & logical access route; see 10.b beach. DPR above. c. Develop trail near Property See note in “a” above Delete in consideration of 11.b N Swiss Canyon. Owner above. d. Develop facilities in Property See note in “a” above See 9.b above. N cypress grove. Owner e. Improve parking. N DPR See note in “a” above See 11.b above. f. Improve access from Property See note in “a” above See 9.b above. N Molera State Park. Owner g. Separate trail from Property See note in “a” above Retain N agricultural activities. Owner h. Limit access to No limits on kayaks visiting Retain Property wildlife habitat. N Harbor Seal haul-out area near Owner False Sur Beach. 12 Molera State Park 1 a. Increase management Correct terminology to read to reduce hazards and Y DPR NC “” resource impacts. b. Emphasize resource Retain protection and natural Y DPR NC character of Park unit. c. Improve trail to Swiss Bluff top trail blocked by El Sur See 9.b above. Property Canyon. N Ranch with barbed wire and high Owner fence. d. Improve trails on south Retain Y DPR NC side of . e. Improve trail to Existing trail on Deer Ridge Pursue enforcement or public . DPR & blocked by private owner; acquisition, as needed to protect N USFS residential construction started, no Cooper Beach and Deer Ridge CDP (yet) trail link. f. Restrict camping Retain Y DPR NC outside of campground.

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations g. Discourage informal Retain trails on bluff face Y DPR NC above beach. h. Limit numbers of DPR has monitoring and Vigorously pursue search for visitors and level of restoration programs in place. suitable alternate walk-in development. Main trail camp is being campsites, to maintain a total of at reconfigured to 22 sites, to match least 60 such sites (if resource Y DPR septic system carrying capacity. constraints allow). Also pursue alternative wastewater disposal if necessary to accommodate more sites 13 Pfeiffer Beach 1 a. Provide management Trail management being provided Retain for access trails. by contract with concessionaire; Y USFS access is highly suitable for visitors arriving by foot and by bicycle b. Monitor visitor Change text to read: “Monitor and capacity. conduct public access capacity analysis to determine if area is being under- or over-utilized and provide recommendations for adaptive management if necessary to protect sensitive wildlife and U USFS NC habitat areas (e.g., control overflow parking along Sycamore Canyon Road, and if needed provide shuttle service between Highway One and the beach). See Recommendations for Issue PA-8 Sycamore Canyon in Appendix A, p. 145. c. Provide bluff top USFS & See comment above under #12.e See 12.e above, regarding Cooper access to Molera Park. N Property re: property on Deer Ridge (route Beach and Deer Ridge trail. Owner of connecting trail). d. Investigate foot trail Retain along Sycamore N USFS NC Canyon Road. e. Improve trail to USFS & see comment above re: Deer See 13.c above, regarding Deer N Molera Park. DPR Ridge property Ridge trail.

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations f. Maintain existing Parking area and restrooms Retain. parking lot unless recently rebuilt (pursuant to Y USFS beach and road can Federal Consistency concurrence tolerate increased use. by Coastal Commission). g. Investigate use of USFS agreed. However, only a Seek conformance with USFS temporary entrance kiosk for collecting fees at the agreement to provide contact station. parking lot has been implemented. point at head of Sycamore P USFS Canyon Road (at Hwy. 1), where needed to prevent visitor traffic in excess of beach parking lot carrying capacity. h. Post signs in USFS & Incomplete. Signs erected, but Retain accordance with Coastal immediately removed by locals. signing system. Conservancy i. Discourage trespass Being conducted by private Retain onto private lands. Y USFS landowners, e.g. new fence across Deer Ridge Trail. j. Limit number of See comment above re: USFS Rephrase to limit automobiles to visitors to capacity of agreement to provide contact capacity of road and parking area, road and parking. point at head of Sycamore not visitors, as the access is highly N USFS Canyon Road, see also suitable for visitors arriving by recommendation to monitor and foot and by bicycle. conduct public access capacity analysis in (b) above. 14 Wreck Beach a. Secure offer for beach State Coastal Conservancy Preserve public access rights dedication and road accepted O.T.D. in 2001. Recent obtained through OTD for future access rights; postpone judgment found against new potential use. To provide for public use pending N U property owner’s request to set public safety, discourage access suitability evaluation. aside acceptance. from Pfeiffer Beach unless suitable trail connection can be provided. b. "If access deemed Change text to read: “When suitable in future; resources allow, initiate suitability improve road and trail, N U NC evaluation.” develop parking out of view." c. Discourage access from This recommendation should be Pfeiffer Beach. amplified to read: “…unless N U NC suitable trail connection can be provided.” Appendix B Table PA-10e Page 8 of 16 Draft Findings of the Monterey County LCP Periodic Review December 2003

LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations 15 Coastlands a. Retain existing access Retain Coastlands through Coastlands Property and or allow Y NC Owners by permission of Association residents. b. Develop access Retain N “ NC through Mule Canyon. c. Improve trail through Retain N “ NC Mule Canyon. d. Discourage trespass Retain N.A. “ NC on to private property. e. Limit levels of use. N.A. “ NC Retain 16 Castro-Grimes 3 a. Maintain current BSLT & Retain access to Fuller's Y Property NC Beach. Owner b. Investigate use of No known investigation to date When resources allow, initiate private road at north discussions with private owner end of beach. N U regarding feasibility of managed access, and development of an access management plan. c. Develop scenic Primary focus should be overlook. N Caltrans NC providing roadside path between pullout and trailhead. d. "Improve parking. N Caltrans NC Retain e. Develop parking for Retain N U NC access at north end. f. Post signs for littering, Retain and add text: “Signs must resource impacts, and N U NC be designed & placed so as to hazards." avoid Hwy. 1 viewshed impacts.” g. Discourage vertical Extremely steep terrain. Retain access north and south N.A. U of Fuller's Beach. 17 Grimes-Partington a. Develop scenic Recent Hathaway Ranch Retain overlooks. acquisition unfolds several USFS & opportunities for overlooks and N Caltrans trailheads (e.g. South Lafler shoreline access, Boronda Trail, De Angulo Trail).

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations b. Improve selected See 17.a, above. USFS & pullouts for use as N NC Caltrans overlooks. c. Eliminate informal No indication that such trails Unnecessary. Delete. N.A. N.A. trails. exist. 18 Partington Canyon 1 a. Monitor effects of Retain visitor use on ASBS U DPR NC and riparian corridor. b. Maintain current level Status quo public access, to Retain of access. Develop boulder beach and through wagon Partial DPR scenic overlook. road tunnel to historic landing. New interpretive exhibit. 19 Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP a. Maintain existing All interpretive exhibits at the State Parks should restore overlook. developed Vista Point have been interpretive exhibits, in DPR/ removed. Need for restroom partnership with Caltrans and Y Caltrans facility at Vista Point is strongly Marine Sanctuary. Investigate evident. options regarding restroom facilities. b. Develop other scenic DPR / Retain N NC overlooks in park. Caltrans c. Develop highway DPR / Retain N NC overlooks. Caltrans d. Discourage informal Retain Y DPR NC trails. 20 Anderson Landing 3 a. Develop scenic Retain overlooks. Re-evaluate N DPR NC John Little Reserve for blufftop access. b. Improve selected Retain Caltrans & pullouts to provide N NC DPR parking and facilities. c. Post signs to nearest See 16.f, above. N DPR NC access point. d. Maintain restriction on State Parks needs to 1) provide access at John Little more readily visible information Reserve. on how to obtain access, and 2) Y DPR NC open access to the general public as soon as management resources allow.

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations e. Reevaluate access in See note above See 20.d, above. N DPR future. f. Restrict access in Retain hazardous locations Y DPR NC and discourage informal trails. 21 Dolan Creek 3 a. Obtain lateral and Coastal permit 3-82-001 resulted Retain. Secure acceptance of blufftop access through in OTD for lateral access along OTD by appropriate agency. permit process. Property Highway One over approximately P Owner 1-mile southwards from John Little State Reserve boundary. OTD not yet accepted. b. Develop scenic Retain N U NC overlooks. c. "Improve selected Retain N Caltrans NC pullouts. d. Post signs to next See 16.f, above. access point, hazard N U NC warning. e. Improve trails obtained Retain N U NC through permits." 22 Big Creek 3 a. Obtain access to beach. UC Natural Reserves System Initiate discussions with UC for limits access to: researchers and the purpose of broadening public students (including U.C. access opportunities, consistent N UC Extension) with research & preservation purposes of the Big Creek Reserve. See Recommendation PA-10.9. b. Improve pullout for Retain N Caltrans NC parking. 23 Vista Point a. Maintain Vista Point Retain Y Caltrans NC Overlook. b. Retain existing access. What access? None observed. Investigate status of public access Property N to Gamboa Beach. See also 16.b Owner above. c. "Post signs to nearest See 16.f above. access point, hazard N U NC warning."

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations d. Discourage informal Done by Circle M Ranch owners Retain Y U trails. 24 Gamboa Point 2 a. Obtain legal access on Property See 23.b, above. N NC existing road. Owner b. Improve pullout for Retain parking and scenic N Caltrans NC overlook. c. Restrict access in Extremely steep topography Retain hazardous location precludes access to ruins of Old N.A. U north of Gamboa Gamboa landing. Beach 25 Vicente Creek a. Provide visual access at Uncertain what this means; views Delete. Purpose unclear. U U Vicente Creek Bridge. are generally unobstructed here. b. Improve pullout at Retain Vicente Creek for N Caltrans NC scenic overlook. c. Discourage informal Retain N U NC trails. d. Limit access to Retain sensitive riparian and N U NC wildlife habitat. 26 Lopez Point 3 a. Obtain bluff top access. Property Private ranch – no public access Retain N Owner currently allowed b. Provide visual access at Views are generally unobstructed Retain Y Caltrans several pullouts. here. c. Develop trail with no Retain Property interference to N NC Owner agricultural uses. d. Avoid conflict with Property No public access currently Retain N.A. grazing use. Owner allowed. 27 Lucia a. Obtain bluff top Property Private ranch. Retain N access. Owner b. Secure vertical access Change to: Explore feasibility of Property through permits. N NC managed public access program, Owner in partnership with owners. c. Develop bluff top trail Property Picnic area provided for Retain N and scenic overlook. Owner customers, s. of Lucia Lodge d. Improve parking at Retain N Caltrans NC scenic overlooks.

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations e. Discourage informal Property Done by Harlan Family Ranch – Retain Y trails. Owner no trespassing posted 28 Limekiln Creek 1 a. Maintain existing Former commercial campground Support preparation of a General access at Limekiln acquired by DPR. Public access Plan for this relatively new State Y DPR Creek. and resource protection greatly Park. enhanced. A success story! b. Obtain bluff top access Poor sight distance for Hwy. 1 Change text to: “Provide safe DPR/ at Rockland Landing. Y crossing. crossing of Hwy. 1 for access to Caltrans historic Rockland Landing.” c. Improve trail and Old wagon road now abandoned As part of the General Plan parking at Rockland and overgrown. Strong potential process, plan for public access N DPR Landing. for restoration and historic and interpretation at Rockland interpretation. Landing promontory. d. Discourage informal Steep cliffs. No such trails Retain trails north and south of U DPR observed. Rockland Landing. 29 Kirk Creek (Los 1 a. Maintain management A favorite bluff top campground. Encourage control of invasive Padres NF) of campground and Good bicycle and tent area non-native plant species. Y USFS beach. provided. But, being overrun with invasive pampas grass b. Post signs for beach Existing signs, but Kirk Creek Improve visibility of existing P USFS access. Beach trail sign is hard to find. signs within campground. 30 Mill Creek (Los Padres 1 a. Maintain management Excellent, very well maintained Change from “campground” to NF) of campground and P USFS picnic area, restroom, and beach “picnic area.” beach. access. But, no campground. b. Post signs for beach Not needed, since beach is Clarify to read “Post beach access access. N USFS obviously right in front of the sign at Highway 1” parking area. 31 Wild Cattle Creek 3 a. Manage access across No special access management Retain N USFS bluffs. seen. b. Provide bluff top Bluff top lateral access, as part of Retain N USFS trails. CCT, should be developed. c. Improve one Change to read “Consolidate designated trail. N USFS NC volunteer paths into an improved coastal access trail.” d. Provide minimal No access improvements seen. Delete “and separation from improvements for agricultural use.” No such use N USFS safety and separation here. from agricultural use.

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations e. Discourage informal Recommendations for See 31.c, above. trail. N USFS discouraging not clear. All land here is public. 32 Pacific Valley 1 a. Manage use of area Multiple stiles along Hwy. 1 Change to: “Maintain existing outside designated provide outstanding example of stiles along Hwy. 1, to facilitate coastal units. dispersed recreational access, and concurrent grazing use and public Y USFS concurrent and compatible access.” recreation and grazing uses. Avoids overuse of any one area. b. Provide designated trail See note in “a” above. Clarify by adding: “only where to bluff top. Y USFS needed to avoid resource impacts.” c. Improve trail. Existing CCT segment is quite North end of existing trail needs good, except for north end. vegetative definition to keep pedestrians from entering P USFS sensitive habitat areas, and an informal, seasonal plank bridge is needed where trail crosses Prewitt Creek. d. Develop low level of See note in “c” above. Change to: “Provide additional facilities at bluff top stiles at north and south ends, Y USFS trail. where blufftop trail will meet Hwy. 1” e. Discourage informal Probably not applicable, since Change to: “Continue dispersed trail. N.A. USFS strategy is to minimize impacts recreational access, to avoid through dispersal. overuse of any one area.” 33 Sand Dollar Beach 1 a. Manage impacts from USFS has substantially enhanced Change to: “Maintain improved heavy use and public access facilities here, picnic ground, wheelchair- hanggliding. including new ADA-access accessible blufftop overlook, & Y USFS overlook and interpretive exhibits. beach access stairs. Manage to minimize impacts from hang gliding and other recreational uses.” 34 Willow Creek 1 a. Maintain beach Good beach access at Retain accesses. and Willow Creek. However, Y USFS bluff top CCT segment needs to be constructed to connect these two sites.

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LUP Site Specific Implementa Managing Periodic Review ACCESS AREA Class a Comments Recommendation tion Agency Recommendations 35 Alder Creek 1 a. Manage for grazing Change to: “Encourage grazing use. use to minimize loss of open Y USFS NC range & facilitate dispersed recreational use.” b. Retain bluff top access But, grazing has not been Change to: “Provide blufftop at current level. sufficient to prevent open areas path between Gorda Store and USFS/ Y from becoming filled with poison Treebones campground.” Caltrans oak and other brushy species, thus impairing access. c. Develop scenic Caltrans, Retain overlooks. Coastal N NC Conserv- ancy, USFS d. Post signs on nearest Caltrans, Change to: “Provide beach access beach access. Coastal information at Gorda. Maintain N NC Conserv- access at Alder Creek Beach.” ancy, USFS e. Improve pullouts and Coastal Conservancy has acquired Add clarification: “including bluff top trails. Caltrans, parcel suitable for bluff top blufftop observation point Coastal observation point at Gorda. acquired by Coastal Conservancy N Conserv- However, the site remains at Gorda.” Provides good ancy, USFS undeveloped. seasonal view of elephant seal haul-out area directly below. 36 Salmon Creek 1 a. Monitor informal use Retain to determine resource U USFS NC damage and safety. b. Maintain access at No developed access seen. Change to: “Restore historic Villa Creek. Probably confused with access at rockwork fountain & picnic table N.A. USFS Alder Creek Beach, immediately at Redwood Gulch. Provide to the north. interpretation of southernmost natural redwood grove.” c. Post signs on nearest Current efforts are focused on Add: “at beach access and reducing excess sign clutter, as trailhead parking area.” N USFS hazards. part of CHMP.

d. Discourage informal Informal trails do not appear to be Retain N USFS trails. an issue here.

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a Generally paraphrased from “Provision/Acquisition, Management, Improvements, and Constraints/Restrictions” listed in Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan Table 2, “Site Specific Recommendations for Shoreline Access.” b Intended to indicate if task has been implemented or not; Y= Yes, has been implemented; N = No, has not been implemented; P = Partial implementation; U = Implementation Uncertain; N/A = Not applicable. c Managing agency apparently responsible for coastal access point: BSLT = ; Caltrans = Department of Transportation; CDFG = California Department of Fish and Game; Coastal Conservancy = California Coastal Conservancy; DPR = Department of Parks and Recreation; MCO = Monterey County Planning and Building Inspection Department; TNC = ; U = Uncertain; UC = University of California; USFS = U. S. Forest Service; USFWS = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; USN = U.S. Navy. d NC = No additional comments.

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