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CONTACT INFORMATION

Vibeke Norgaard
City Administrator, Sand City
One Sylvan Park, Sand City, CA 93955
(831) 394-3054 phone 1
[email protected]
http://www.sandcity.org


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Keywords: Coastal

Site Condition: Sand City is blessed with an abundance of, well, sand. But this isn’t your garden-variety beach sand. We’re referring to spectacular dunes formed during the Pleistocene era at the tail end of the last ice age somewhere in the neighborhood of 6,000 to 15,000 years ago. These dunes are the highest found on California's Central Coast. Look above the dunes, and you'll see a sky full of paragliders. The same steady winds that lure hang gliders to Marina State Beach draw paragliders to its sister beach a little south. Sand City is one of the prime spots in the state for paragliding. The winds are perfect, the launch area ideal — and the view is incredible. The Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail runs right through the sand dunes, north to Castroville and south all the way to Pebble Beach.

General Notes: Updated 4/19/24 J.Jackson / updated by: [Norgaard, Vibeke] 5/5/2025 3:14:29 PM / updated by: [Norgaard, Vibeke] 5/7/2025 3:25:13 PM

Jurisdictions: MONTEREY COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS, Sand City

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: N

Closed/Vacant: N

Verified: 5/4/2025

Location Details

Sand City

United States / Sand City, California
Location ID: #4645

The City is home to artists and artisans who work in fields as diverse as glass blowing and metal work to coffee roasteries, high end autobody repair and dive stores.
Warehouses are set against sand dunes and the City has a great number of murals throughout the City's west end. It is located on the Monterey Peninsula, approximately 120 miles south of San Francisco.

Features Sand Dunes and Factories.

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  • CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - Murals / Graffiti;
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  • WATER & COASTAL AREAS - Coastal Dunes
 
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