Female seals haul out each winter to give birth.
Bull elephant seals follow the cows and fight spectacular battles for dominance . . . You wouldn't know it to look at them now, but until the 1960's there were no elephant seals at this location. Rangers guide you on the popular three-mile hike during breeding season. They recommend reservations, but say it's well worth the trouble. It's like walking into the pages of a National Geographic Magazine, to see something like this so close to a major urban area like the San Francisco Bay Area is so amazing.