Best 115 things to do in Monterey, CA

Learn to stand-up paddle with guidance for your first strokes

End the day with an evening paddle on Santa Cruz Harbor

Find balance, strength, and calm on the water

Paddle Santa Cruz Harbor at your own pace

Build paddleboard skills before touring Santa Cruz Harbor on your own

Build surf skills with ocean-safety instruction and time in the water

Share focused instruction and build your surf skills with friends or family

One-on-one coaching to build surf skills and catch more waves

Fish deep offshore waters with gear and bait included

Walk Santa Cruz's coast with a surfer-guide and uncover the stories behind Surf City

Walk Santa Cruz’s coast and historic streets through stories of surf and skate pioneers

Ride through redwoods to a recreated 1880s logging camp in Felton

Search Monterey Bay for seasonal whales and marine wildlife with a naturalist

Fish Monterey Bay’s deep local reefs for cod, ling cod, and rockfish

Build surf skills together with focused private instruction

Build surf skills with one-on-one coaching at Pleasure Point

Build surf skills with professional instruction at Pleasure Point

Walk downtown Santa Cruz with a local guide and uncover its layered history

Build Surf Skills With Private 4:1 Instruction

Learn to surf with focused instruction in a semi-private setting

Build your surfing skills with focused one-on-one coaching

Spend more time searching Monterey Bay for killer whales in March–May

Fish for salmon on an 8.5-hour boat trip from Monterey

Build practical keelboat sailing skills in a small-group course