The short trail to the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary is located to the immediate left of the Butterfly Grove Inn in Pacific Grove.
An ADA-accessible trail skirts the Butterfly Grove Inn and leads to the Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary.
Informational signage and brochures are available at the entrance to the sanctuary.
Watch your step in the sanctuary as cool temperatures can leave many monarchs along the walking path.
Educational signs are placed along the short trail.
The short trail winds through the sanctuary.
Other colorful nectar plants stand throughout the sanctuary, providing a colorful backdrop as well as a source of food.
At first, clusters of monarch with closed wings may blend in with the eucalyptus leaves above.
A monarch spreads its wings on the path.
Clinging to a pine tree.
Binoculars can help in viewing the clusters of butterflies on high branches.
Warmer air temperatures let the butterflies spread their wings and begin to take flight throughout the sanctuary.
A western monarch butterfly.