The official name of Carmel, California is Carmel-by-the-Sea. This small community offers you a wealth of cultural, educational and recreational activities. Sitting on the Pacific Coast of Central California just south of Monterey Bay, this beachfront community is located about 350 miles north of Los Angeles, 120 miles south of San Francisco, 70 miles south of San Jose and 26 miles north of Big Sur.
Carmel is home to many artists and writers. It is also the same city where Clint Eastwood served as Mayor from 1986 to 1988. Resting in a pine forest above the spectacular white-sand beach, Carmel has enjoyable climate that is moderately stable year round.
