Hiking trails leaving from the visitor center offer wonderful vistas of estuary, mudflats and marshes. The foundation sponsors the Monterey Bay Bird Festival event with classes, tours, and displays the first weekend in October. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is world reknown for its wildlife viewing opportunities. When you explore the bay by boat you may discover curious animals from seabirds to whales to turtles to jellyfish. Many visitors enjoy the local scenic State Beaches , state wildlife areas, and federal wildlife refuge.
Wildlife areas offer nature study in marshes and sand dunes.
The waves at these beaches are very popular with local surfers. At the center of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, a Moss Landing business that offers access to the bay itself is Tom's Sport Fishing . Boaters can get all their supplies here in Moss Landing. Bait and tackle are available at the M and L Liquors. Links to tour and fishing websites are provided below.