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Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery

San Simeon, United States

Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery
Photo by blmcalifornia / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

A stretch of beach along Highway 1 north of San Simeon where up to 17,000 northern elephant seals haul out each year. Free viewing platforms put you a few yards above the dozing, sparring bulls.

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