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Toro Park
501 Monterey-Salinas Hwy 68
Salinas, CA 93908
Salinas, CA 93908
- Good for Kids:
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3 reviews for Toro Park
This is a great, little place to get away and relax. Bring a book to read, a sketch book, your journal, some snacks and your walking shoes.
For the little ones, they do have some great playgrounds.
There are some great trails surrounding the "lounging area."
It will be hotter here than in Monterey, guaranteed. So, layer it up.
The bathrooms are maintained really well. That is a huge positive in my book!
It's a great, little place. I didn't give it a fiver, because it is not a place where you will be awestruck around every corner or peak.
I go to Toro all the time. With just a short hike you can have views of all of monterey bay!
When its foggy in salinas or monterey its almost always sunny in Toro.
You can ride horses, Mountian Bike, hike, or just lounge under a tree and read a book. Its a wonderful place and is quite large. I believe about 3000 acres. A hike from the entrance to the highest point and back can easily take all 6 hours. One of the great things about this park its that you can have a sustained climb up and up and up. A person can easily train for an upcomming backpaking trip or really work you legs in a way other than running. Toro is a great place to get your cardio and get ouside. With this place you'll never want to run in place at a gym again.
Park outside the park to save money.
I made a map of my favorite trail with pictures. Just take out the spaces when you paste it in your browser.
http:// http://maps.google.com...ms?msa=0&msid= 118025071431529639075.00045813d30fa631a6c08&ie=UTF 8&z=9
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The first time I came here was for the Scottish Festival and it was great, lots of open space with plenty of old oaks for shade and green green grass. This place is beautiful and an obvious hidden gem ( as I am the first to be reviewing it). Park outside the gate if you can on Portola Drive or somewhere in that vicinity if you don't want to pay to get in, but for things like the Scottish Festival, you will have to pay to walk in. But don't complaint too much as it goes to charity