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LandWatch
State of Monterey County Report 1999
3.10
Open Spaces and Recreational Lands |
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Monterey
County has thousands of acres in
parks, wilderness areas, and open
space at military facilities.
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Table
15--Parks and Open Spaces
(Acres) |
Federal Forests and Wilderness
Acres |
Los Padres National Forest |
304,035 |
Ventana Wilderness |
164,503 |
Bureau of Land Management/Fort Ord |
7,000 |
Bureau of Land Management/other |
34,787 |
Military Land |
Fort Hunter Liggett |
165,828 |
Camp Roberts |
16,857 |
Fort Ord Land to be transferred |
8,000 |
State Parks |
State Parks (20 parks) |
16,128 |
Regional and County Parks |
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park
District |
7,500 |
Monterey County Parks (including 6,600
acres of Lake San Antonio) |
13,707 |
Land Trusts and Other |
Big Sur Land Trust |
8,200 |
Elkhorn Slough National Marine
Estuarine Reserve |
1,500 |
Nature Conservancy Preserve |
800 |
Elkhorn Slough Foundation |
700 |
Moss Landing Wildlife Area |
500 |
Total Open Space and Recreational
Acres |
915,873 |
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