LandWatch State of Monterey County Report 1999 3.10 Open Spaces and Recreational Lands   Monterey County has thousands of acres in parks, wilderness areas, and open space at military facilities. Table 15--Parks and Open Spaces (Acres) Federal Forests and Wilderness Acres Los Padres National Forest 304,035 Ventana Wilderness 164,503 Bureau of Land Management/Fort Ord 7,000 Bureau of Land Management/other 34,787 Military Land Fort Hunter Liggett 165,828 Camp Roberts 16,857 Fort Ord Land to be transferred 8,000 State Parks State Parks (20 parks) 16,128 Regional and County Parks Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District 7,500 Monterey County Parks (including 6,600 acres of Lake San Antonio) 13,707 Land Trusts and Other Big Sur Land Trust 8,200 Elkhorn Slough National Marine Estuarine Reserve 1,500 Nature Conservancy Preserve 800 Elkhorn Slough Foundation 700 Moss Landing Wildlife Area 500 Total Open Space and Recreational Acres 915,873 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Findings 1.3 Recommendations 1.4 State of Monterey County 1999--Report Card 1.5 Trends 2. Development--Approved and Pending Projects 3. Land Use Indicators 3.1 Agricultural Land 3.2 Land Use Efficiency 3.3 Urban Growth Boundaries 3.4 Affordable Housing 3.5 Roads and Highways 3.6 Water Supply 3.7 Water Quality 3.8 Wastewater Treatment 3.9 Air Quality 3.10 Open Space and Recreational Lands 3.11 School Capacity 3.12 General Plans 4. Demographics 4.1 Population 4.2 Economy 5. Recommendations 6. References
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