A Guide to California’s Big Sur

Big Sur Activities, Facilities, and Services

Wildlife Viewing in Big Sur

Many kinds of wildlife are visible all year long in Big Sur. Others are seasonal:

• December and January: the gray whale migrates south to Mexico.
• March and April: the gray whale migrates north to the north Pacific.
• June through October: blue whale.
• April through December: humpback whale.
• December through March: elephant seal breeding season.
• October to January: Monarch butterflies.