Carmel River School Rocky Point in Big Sur, east into part of Carmel Valley, and north into Pebble Beach. Following a recent parent survey in which parents expressed interest in their children becoming more involved in community service activities, Carmel River School has, between January and May 2005, engaged in four volunteer projects, including one tsunami relief effort which raised more than $5,000. In another project, students restored wetlands around the Carmel River. On May 24, 2005, Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton, joined by actor and national spokesman for Take Pride in America Clint Eastwood and Take Pride in America executive director
Carmel River State Beach Carmel River State Beach Carmel River State Beach is a state park unit of Carmel, California, USA, featuring a protected beach with a lagoon formed by the Carmel River. The lagoon attracts a large number of migratory birds. The state beach includes Monastery Beach, (also called San Jose Creek Beach) which is popular with scuba divers. Sea kayakers also frequent the beach, which has easy access to the natural reserves of Point Lobos. The park was established in 1953. In 1602 Spanish explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno landed at this beach. Gaspar de Portolà, during the Portola expedition, was encamped on this