Connecting the Pacific Ocean with the land, the California Coastal National Monument provides unique coastal habitat for marine-dependent wildlife and vegetation on more than 20,000 rocks, islands, exposed reefs and pinnacles along the California coastline, as well as 7,924 acres of public land in six onshore units: Trinidad Head, Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch, Lost Coast Headlands, Point Arena-Stornetta, Cotoni-Coast Dairies, and Piedras Blancas.

While millions of people view the Monument from beaches, bluffs and watercraft, a closer look reveals activity as it provides untrammeled nesting habitat for an estimated 200,000 breeding seabirds and thousands of loafing and breeding marine mammals, including harbor seals, and California and Steller’s sea lions.

The California Coast is a way of life for millions of Californians, and a destination for visitors from around the world. Many come to the coast for health, play, work, discovery, and enjoyment. The scenic beauty and important wildlife habitat within the Monument are protected by the Bureau of Land Management as National Conservation Lands.

Along its length, this spectacular interplay of land and sea is an experience that creates lasting connections between people and nature.

Source: BLM Website (March 2023)

Establishment California Coastal National Monument — January 12, 2017 (expanded) California Coastal National Monument — March 11, 2014 (expanded) California Coastal National Monument — January 11, 2000

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Annual Manager's Report: 2021, California Coastal National Monument (William Standley, Leisyka Parrot, Mike Powers, Jodie Robb and Tracy Albrecht, 2021)

Annual Manager's Report: 2022, California Coastal National Monument (Leisyka Parrot, Bill Standley, Mike Powers, Tracy Albrecht, Julie Clark, David Anthon, Kathryn Barnitz, Ely Lane, Chris Lloyd, Sateur Ham, Sky Murphy, Jennifer Wheeler, Casey Hague, Jodie-Robb-Nelson, Ryan Cooper and Kirstin Heins, 2022)

Annual Manager's Report: 2023, California Coastal National Monument (Leisyka Parrot, 2023)

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) Reproductive Success 2013 Monitoring Report, Point Pinos to Asilomar, Monterey Peninsula, Pacific Grove, California (Hugo J. Ceja, Stephanie Aroche and Herrick E. Hanks, September 2013)

Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) 2014 Reproductive Success Monitoring, Monterey Peninsula and Point Lobos, California Central Coast (Hugo J. Ceja and Herrick E. Hanks, December 2014)

Brandt's Cormorant Reproductive Efforts on Gualala Point Island, Sonoma County, and Fish Rocks, Mendocino County, California, 1996 to 2008 (Ron LeValley, March 23, 2010)

California Coastal National Monument Geologic Characterization (Charles E. Shaw, July 2007)

California Coastal National Monument, Literature Search and Summarization of Key Biological Resources of the Monument Seabirds and Marine Mammals (David Fix, Heather Beeler and Ron LeValley, Mad River Biologists, June 15, 2002)

Interpretive Plan (undated)

Junior Explorer - Piedras Blancas Light Station (undated)

Junior Explorer Activity Book, Trinidad Rocks! (undated)

Manager's Annual Report, FY2009 (Herrick (Rick) E. Hanks, 2009)

Map (BLM, 2015)

Proclamation 7264—Establishment of the California Coastal National Monument (William J. Clinton, January 11, 2000)

Proclamation 9089—Boundary Enlargement of the California Coastal National Monument (Barack Obama, March 11, 2014)

Proclamation 9563—Boundary Enlargement of the California Coastal National Monument (Barack Obama, January 12, 2017)

Resource Management Plan, California Coastal National Monument (September 2005)

Rocks, Ecosystems, Partners, & Gateways: The Components for the Implementation of the California Coastal National Monument within California's "Eleventh Bioregion" (Herrick E. Hanks, 2006)

Seabird and Marine Mammal Monitoring and Response to a Fireworks Display at Gualala Point Island, Sonoma County, California, May to August 2007 (James F. Weigand and Gerard J. McChesney, February 12, 2008)

Seabird and Marine Mammal Monitoring at Gualala Point Island, Sonoma County, California, May to August 2008 (Ron LeValley, April 15, 2009)

Seabird and Marine Mammal Monitoring at Gualala Point Island, Sonoma County, California, 2011 (James Weigand, Diane Hichwa and Barbara Rice, September 21, 2012)

Seabird and Marine Mammal Monitoring on Offshore Rock Islands in Sonoma County, California, 2011: Protocol Documentation (February 2013)