Tours!
Guided & Self-Guided Tours
Free Guided Tours
Join us for a variety of free guided tours. Throughout the year, discover Asilomar's Origin story -- beginning with it's inception as the first permanent YWCA camp in California in 1913. During the spring and summer, explore 25 acres of successfully restored dune habitats and learn about the three endgangered species who call it home. Monthly Bird Walks guided by the Audubon Society require a reservation. Current tour schedule details are listed below.
Sign Up at the State Park desk in the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Social Hall.
Phone: (831) 646-6440
Email: J.Lienau.Thompson@parks.ca.gov
PLEASE NOTE: Tours are subject to staff availbility.
Self-Guided Tours
Self-Guided Walk Brochures: Available to Download
- Julia Morgan Architecture - allow about 45 minutes and plan to walk 1/4 mile for this self-guided tour that highlights the historic buildings by famed architect Julia Morgan. .
- Dunes Preserve - A quarter-mile boardwalk loop begins just north of the Grace Dodge Chapel and winds through the Asilomar Dunes Preserve - 25 acres of restored and preserved dunes habitat. This walk provides panoramic vistas of the Asilomar Coast, Asilomar State Beach and the Pebble Beach-Spanish Bay area. Benches situated along the boardwalk allow for leisurely sunset gazing and whale watching throughout the year.
*Click the highligted links above to view brochures.
Informational Displays
Informational displays can be found in Asilomar's historic buildings: Crocker Dining Hall (in hallway left of food service area), Grace Dodge Chapel Auditorium, Visitor's Lodge, Scripps Lodge, Stuck-up Inn, and Pirates' Den. The information displays tell the history of these Julian Morgan-designed buildings.