No, otters don’t give a whisker about pandemics, which is why they were so much fun to watch while kayaking on Elkhorn Slough, the 7-mile-long estuary on Monterey Bay. But Elkhorn isn’t just ...

Elkhorn Slough, 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA 95076, (831) 728-2822; www.elkhornslough.org. The slough is 19 miles north of Monterey. From California 1, take the Moss Landing exit. Turn east ...

Elkhorn Slough is one of the last coastal wetlands in California and one of 27 estuaries in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, set up to study and protect estuaries and coastal ...

You may have heard of people kayaking through this slough, ... A pelican flies along the Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.

Quick: Can you name the second-largest tidal saltwater marsh system outside of San Francisco Bay? Neither could I, until I pulled off of Highway 1 on a whim one lazy afternoon on my way home from ...

Elkhorn Slough It’s home to a wide variety of wildlife, including sea otters, harbor seals, and over 340 species of birds. Kayaking is a great way to explore the slough and get up close to the ...

Elkhorn Slough is home to pupping harbor seals, endangered birds and the world’s densest concentration of southern sea otters – including one that’s learned a deadly new trick.

Otter pups frolicking, pelicans swooping — this 7-mile tidal marsh is a spectacular spot to kayak amid wildlife.