Welcome to Montara, California
Home to the Devil's Slide Tunnel movement, in partnership with Pacifica, Moss Beach, Granada, and Half Moon Bay
37.54222 latitude,-122.515 longitude
37 32 31 N, 122 30 54 W

lighthousethumb.jpg
© montara.com

Reference

waves boiling on the rocks
© montara.com

Montara Beach, Dec 25, 2004
© montara.com
Up-to-the-minute
View out the window of Montara
Hwy 92 & Hwy 1 travel times
Weather report
Weather radar
Wind
Traffic
Quakes
Satellite photo
Get the big picture
Photo album
Surf videos
360° panoramic view
USGS Topo Map
USGS Zoomable Photo
Coastline photos
Top of the mountain
Snow on the mountain
History
Visit and see
Plants
Montara State Beach

McNee Ranch State Park

Point Montara Lighthouse

Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

Moss Beach Park

County parks

Dogs and our outdoor places
Library
Streets
Our local environment
Plants
Rare & Endangered Snakes
Rare & Endangered Red-legged Frogs
Parks
Erosion
Code violations? 363-4825
Books
Books about the coast
by Barbara Vanderwerf
Rare and Endangered Plants by Toni Corelli
The Resurgence of the Real,
by Charlene Spretnak
Biodiversity and Conservation
A Hypertext Book
by Peter J. Bryant
School of Biological Sciences, UC Irvine
Montara, A Pictorial History
by Michael Smookler
Available at Caffe Lucca
Google
montara.com MWSD
Check out Coastsider: News, community, real estate, and reviews for Half Moon Bay, El Granada, Moss Beach and Montara.

New to the area, or just want to learn about what's going on in this neck of the woods? Join Midcoast-L, the discussion list about all things Coastside. to join.

Surf Videos
Powerline Productions, some of the biggest, gnarliest surf footage available. Locally produced.
mavfilm.com


View Larger Map
Hwy 92 & Hwy 1 travel times

Essentials

looking to Devil's Slide
© montara.com

Organizations
who love the coast

Pelicans flying along the wave
© montara.com

Other Coastside sites

Pacifica Peace, Sep 21, 2007
© montara.com

Water

August 1, 2003 marked the date that the community took ownership of the local water system. Montara Water & Sanitary District operates the water system for the people of Montara Moss Beach. In November 2001, our community gave a big thumbs-up (81%) to a $19M bond to buy and rehabilitate the system.

Devil's Slide Rock

Even kids help restore murres to Devil's Slide Rock.

Pictures of the tunnel bridges

Ever wondered what the tunnel at Devil's Slide might look like? See the models and the overhead photo Caltrans brought by for the community's inspection and comment.

Get the background and news on what you voted for. Since it's an old site rarely maintained by unpaid volunteers, be sure to check Coastsider.com, The Gate, the Half Moon Bay Review, the San Mateo County Times, and the San Jose Mercury News for breaking news.

Will we ever achieve home rule?

More about Montara and the coastside:

Montara Mountain Free Press
What's up with this amazing place?

Montara-related links

More about Montara, including maps

Ex-pat coastsiders love the coastside

"Asking typical 'developers/contractors/realtors' to limit growth and development to what can be sustained indefinitely is like asking guppies to stop eating their young or dung beetles to stop rolling balls of their foul bounty."
-- Carl May, coastside commentator

We hope you find the information here about Montara, the mountain, and other local interest items useful and interesting. We want to hear from you. and let us know what you think. And if you have anything to add or would like to add your own free Montara or Coastside community-related page, please drop us a note.

Pacifica • Montara • Moss Beach • Princeton • Granada • Half Moon Bay • Higgins Canyon • Purissima • Lobitos • Pescadero

This web site brought to you by THE MACHAX GROUP.