Garrapata State Park is a state park of California, United States, located on California State Route 1 6.7 miles south of Carmel-by-the-Sea and 18 miles north of Big Sur Village on the Monterey coast. The 2,939-acre park was established in 1979. California sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters frequent the coastal waters while gray whales pass close by during their yearly migration.