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Sea Otter Fun Facts + the Top Places to Spot Sea Otters in Monterey County 🦦
*Please be respectful of wildlife by keeping a safe distance at all times and pass sea otters by parallel. Want to learn more about sea otters? Pay a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and hear from expert naturalists on a guided tour with Elkhorn Slough Safari or Monterey Bay Eco Tours.
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Sea otters live in and protect kelp forests and estuary ecosystems like the Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing!
Photo taken on a tour with Kayak Connection
1700 Elkhorn Rd
Watsonville, CA
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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The bountiful kelp forests are full of all of otters' favorite snacks–crabs, snails, urchins, clams, abalone, and mussels!
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By munching on urchins, sea otters help kelp forests flourish, and by crunching on crabs, these aquatic environmentalists promote eelgrass growth in estuaries.
By munching on urchins, they help kelp forests flourish + by crunching on crabs, they promote eelgrass growth in estuaries.
631 Ocean View Blvd
Pacific Grove, CA
Monday:
Open 24 hours
Tuesday:
Open 24 hours
Wednesday:
Open 24 hours
Thursday:
Open 24 hours
Friday:
Open 24 hours
Saturday:
Open 24 hours
Sunday:
Open 24 hours
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Point Lobos State Reserve is a great place for hiking, scuba diving, birding and spotting sea otters bobbing around near the rocky shores and protected coves!
Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Monday:
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Tuesday:
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Wednesday:
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Thursday:
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Friday:
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday:
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday:
8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Oh to be a sleepy little otter bobbing over a swell on a sunny day in Monterey Bay!
Photo taken on Monterey Bay Whale Watch
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And of course, sea otters are guaranteed at Monterey Bay Aquarium!
The Aquarium is home to five non-releasable female sea otters who act as surrogate mothers to rescued sea otter pups that they raise as their own.
886 Cannery Row
Monterey, CA
Monday:
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Tuesday:
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday:
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday:
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday:
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday:
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday:
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Be sure to check the daily schedule beforehand to view the sea otter feeding times held at various times throughout the day.
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Please be respectful of wildlife by keeping a safe distance at all times and pass sea otters by parallel.
Care for the places they call home by leaving no trace during your travels.
1700 Elkhorn Rd
Watsonville, CA
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday:
Closed
Wednesday:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday:
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Want to learn more about sea otters?
Pay a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium + hear from expert naturalists on guided tours with Elkhorn Slough Safari or Monterey Bay Eco Tours.
Monterey County, CA