Tips for Tourists/Residents
Irene and Jeff Dibble of Sonoma County
have figured out their best way to get to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and other attractions.
They reach their destination without losing time sitting in traffic, and parking is free and close. Plus they have lots of extra fun en route! Traveling by bike, they’ve discovered that after visiting the Aquarium, there is much more to see and do in Monterey County.
Tips for Bicycling Monterey County© is a 20-section guide created by a cyclist and local resident since 1981 and winner of a Transportation Excellence Award from the Transportation Agency for Monterey County.
The guide’s information is expanded by links to 250+ posts and 70+ pages of Monterey County bicycling information on this site, as well as links to selected other resources.
Don’t have a bicycle? No worries! Bike rentals are available for a variety of ages and abilities. Wondering about the weather? Think you might want a bike-and-ride option? There are tips for you here on those topics and much more.
What’s in the guide?
Tips for Bicycling Monterey County is a comprehensive guide for visitors and residents. It covers California bike laws and safety tips, maps and other tools for finding your way, where-to-bike suggestions, showers for commuters and day visitors, and much more.
Included are tips for serious cyclists–mountain, road, touring, and others.
Access individual sections quickly via the right-hand panel of this website. There is also a list of the sections, and an index, in the Overview of the Guide.
This online edition is provided, free of charge, as a courtesy to Monterey County visitors and residents for personal use. For all other use, please refer to to the copyright information page.
Additional tips
Browse this site’s 250+ posts and 70+ pages; see navigating this site for guidance. You’ll find just about everything you want to know about bicycling here, or where to go to learn more–such as, Monterey County’s Bicycle Shops, Services, Clubs, and Resources.
Contact me with any questions.
Peggy Born, community volunteer,
explains to a visitor what’s happening with the harbor seals they are watching.
Adding your input
The pages of the guide differ from posts on this site, in that you can’t add a comment directly to the individual pages. You may still offer public comments about the guide as you read. How? Just open another tab in your browser and add your comments about the guide here.
Ready to begin reading? Here’s that Overview of the Guide.
