Pacific Grove is known for its wonderful celebrations, parks and playgrounds, gourmet restaurants, and unique shops and galleries. Recreation in Pacific Grove includes scuba diving, kayaking, golf, surfing, biking, or just cruising the shoreline recreation trail and soaking up all the beauty that Pacific Grove has to offer.

Pacific Grove is located in Monterey County south of San Francisco between Santa Cruz and Carmel along Highway 1 near Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean.

Pacific Grove is part of the Salinas, California metro area.