Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
27830 Highway 1, Carmel
(831) 624-4909, parks.ca.gov/pointlobos
There are a few games that truly feel emblematic of childhood; at the top of that list is surely hide-and-seek. You’d close your eyes while friends or family scattered in every direction, maybe spinning a few times for dramatic effect, and then voilá – the game would begin. Everyone had that one park that made hide-and-seek absolutely legendary. If there were a park today that could be everyone’s favorite – the ultimate either for the hiders, or the seeker, fulfilling your childhood dreams – it might just be Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, where one can run and duck behind a tree and peek out just in time to watch the otters play.
