Del Monte Beach

About Del Monte Beach

Del Monte Beach runs east from Monterey's harbour towards Sand City and shares the same supply of glass from the old Sand City dump and earlier ocean dumping around the bay. Local collectors interviewed by the Monterey County Weekly singled it out as a favourite hunting ground.

Sea glass at Del Monte Beach

Common bottle colours washed along the bay from the old dump site; the stretch between Del Monte Beach and Sand City is the productive zone, best at low tide and after storms.

Visiting Del Monte Beach

Safety

Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.