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Asilomar Conference Grounds
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The Asilomar Conference Grounds is indeed a 'refuge by the sea.' But, it is also an exciting place to visit, with its unique blend of nature, architecture, and history. As a member of the California State Park system, Asilomar offers 107 extraordinary acres of forests, dunes, and coastline situated right on the Monterey Bay National Marine Life Sanctuary. Deer graze in the forests and meadows, while woodpeckers and squirrels gather in the pines; seals bask on the rocks and otters swim in the coves; and, when the season is right, the whales breech and spout offshore, and monarch butterflies fill the air. Asilomar is an architectural showcase for the works of two of America's most prestigious architects: Julia Morgan, California's first licensed woman architect, who also designed Hearst Castle; and John Carl Warnecke, internationally known designer of such structures as the grave site memorial of President John F. Kennedy. Asilomar houses the largest collection of Morgan-designed Arts &
