Toro Creek

Best flow
400 cfs at Chualar
Current water level
87.9 cfs and 2.72 feet deep Good flow

Updated April 23, 2026 at 8:14 AM PDT

Wheelchair accessible
No
Distance to the river
0.27 miles
Driving directions
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A better access point than trying to enter via the Highway 68 overpass. Plenty of parking, and access via public land.

Directions

Park at the overflow parking for the Creekside Terrace entrance of the Fort Ord National Monument. Follow a use trail down to Toro Creek, which is almost always dry. There is some Poison Oak. Once in Toro Creek, turn left (north) towards the Salinas River 1/4 a mile. This entrance is on BLM land.