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Spots in Monterey & Carmel no other map has.

Every pin in Monterey & Carmel is a real photo at the exact coordinate a traveler stood, clustered around Pebble Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea and Pacific Grove Acres — not a business listing, not a scraped review. 36 spots so far, and the kind of corners, viewpoints, and streets people photograph but guidebooks miss.

36real spots, exact coordinates
5areas to explore
6travelers mapping it
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Every dot is a real photo someone took in Monterey & Carmel, pinned to the exact coordinate. Get the app to open the live, tappable map.

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Monterey & Carmel on Photerra — the quick numbers: 36 real photo-spots at exact coordinates · mapped by 6 travelers · most-photographed area: Pebble Beach (6 photos) · newest spot added January 2025.

Pebble Beach

6 photo spots
A traveler's photo spot in Pebble Beach, Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Pebble Beach, Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Pebble Beach, Monterey & Carmel

Carmel-by-the-Sea

5 photo spots
A traveler's photo spot in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey & Carmel

Pacific Grove Acres

6 photo spots
A traveler's photo spot in Pacific Grove Acres, Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Pacific Grove Acres, Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Pacific Grove Acres, Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Pacific Grove Acres, Monterey & Carmel

Del Monte Forest

4 photo spots
A traveler's photo spot in Del Monte Forest, Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Del Monte Forest, Monterey & Carmel

Across Monterey & Carmel

16 photo spots
A traveler's photo spot in Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Monterey & Carmel Garrapata Trail — a traveler's photo spot in Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Monterey & Carmel A traveler's photo spot in Monterey & Carmel
On the map

Spots travelers have mapped in Monterey & Carmel.

From the landmarks everyone knows to the corners no other map has — real places the community has pinned, each with the photos travelers actually took, and growing as more share them.

New Monterey 3 spots Garrapata Trail 3 spots Bixby Bridge 1 spot

Plus 17+ more spots across Monterey & Carmel — see every pin on the live map in the app, or browse all destinations.

Good to know

Monterey & Carmel spots, the quick version.

How many spots does Photerra have in Monterey & Carmel?

36 and counting — each one a real photo pinned to the exact coordinate it was taken. New spots appear as travelers share them.

Are these Monterey & Carmel spots on Google Maps?

Many aren't. Photerra's spots are photo-coordinates — viewpoints, benches, trailheads and corners with no business listing or address — so they don't show up on maps built from business directories.

How do I get to a spot with no address?

Open any spot in the Photerra app and tap once to launch Apple Maps, Google Maps, Uber or Lyft — we hand them the exact coordinates even when the place has no name.

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