7. Pescadero, California’s Año Nuevo Island
Location: California’s Peccadadero
1868 is the year.
Price: not specified
Relatively recently, Ano Nuevo was connected to California’s northern coast via a small land bridge. Ano Nuevo was shut off from the state as water levels rose and a waterway formed between the island and mainland. Only people had abandoned their buildings.
Pescadero, California’s Ano Nuevo Island (@atlasobscura/Pinterest)
Ano Nuevo is currently home to thousands of sea lions and seals, who are exploiting the former grounds as a site to repopulate their species. The most common visitors to Ano Nuevo are Steller Sea Lions and Northern Elephant Seals; therefore, it’s good to see this originally man-made structure transformed into a nature sanctuary. Although the region surrounding the island is strictly protected, swimming in the waters near Ano Nuevo is not advised due to the high shark population.
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