In the summertime, Natural ... of monarch butterflies flutter into the area's milkweed plants and eucalyptus trees (in 2016, an estimated 8,000 butterflies overwintered here). The state beach ...

The monarch butterflies start showing up as fall ... boardwalk that runs through the butterfly preserve at Natural Bridges State Beach, which is accessible by strollers and wheelchairs.

The number of monarch butterflies ... Natural Bridges State Park (1,400 monarchs), and Moran Lake (645 monarchs), according to the annual count. Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove in San Luis ...

Spectators use binoculars and cell phones to view monarch butterflies up-close at the Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove in January this year. Randy De La Peña, Contributor Buy Now ...

(Getty Images)| Santa Cruz's Natural Bridges State Beach is home to an ... as well as migrating whales. The beach also houses a monarch butterfly preserve, not to mention the rock formation ...