Aptos Creek

Aptos Creek drains a major mid-county watershed before emptying into Monterey Bay. Its major tributaries, Valencia Creek and Trout Gulch Creek, merge with Aptos Creek in the eastern older part of Aptos. Upstream from Aptos, a large part of the watershed comprises The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park. The photo shows the creek mouth at Seacliff State Beach, crossed by a pedestrian bridge.