Free Guided Tours
Throughout the year, State Parks staff and volunteers lead tours within the park. All tours meet at the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Social Hall (Registration Building).
Asilomar Origins Tour:
Fridays & Saturdays at 10 a.m. Tours meet at the Social Hall.
Discover Asilomar's storied history from its beginnings as a Young Women's Christian Association camp designed by trailblazing architect Julia Morgan! Explore buildings originally built to host a summer camp for high-school girls to "support their intellectual, spiritual, physical, moral, and social health," and encourage them to pursue college and careers.
Approximately 90 minutes. 1/2 mile -- several stops with seating. Some stairs and slopes.
Call 831-640-6440 with questions.
711, TTY Relay Service, California State Parks supports equal access. Prior to arrival, visitors with disabilities who need assistance should contact the ranger station at 831-646-6440.
(subject to staff/volunteer availability)
Wildflower Walk:
Fridays and Saturdays at 3 p.m. Tours meet at the Social Hall.
Explore the Asilomar Dunes Preserve and learn about its remarkable restoration.
Wildflowers bloom in the spring & summer, including the endangered Menzies’ Wallflower and Tidestrom's Lupine (April - June). Throughout the summer see yellow bush lupine, pink and yellow sand verbena, coastal sagewort and more!
Approximately 60 minutes, gently sloping boardwalk, magnificent views. Call 831-640-6440 with questions.
711, TTY Relay Service, California State Parks supports equal access. Prior to arrival, visitors with disabilities who need assistance should contact the ranger station at 831-646-6440.
PLEASE NOTE: Tours are subject to weather and guide availability.
Monthly Bird Walks:
Every second Sunday at 9 a.m. Tours meet at the Social Hall. Reservations required: https://www.montereyaudubon.org/outings
Self-Guided Tours
Learn the story of Asilomar's cultural and natural history on this self-guided mobile phone tour which covers a wide range of 61 topics. Your mobile phone tour is as long or as short as you need it to be - why not catch a little Julia Morgan history (stop 881) or learn how Asilomar got its name (stop 885) in between conference sessions? Mobile phone tour brochures with instructions, access phone number, stop numbers and QR codes, and a map locating tour stops are located at the Phoebe Apperson Hearst Social Hall (Registration Building). The tour is free, but does use mobile phone minutes; each phone stop narrative is about 2-3 minutes in length. Mobile Phone Tour
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.