Monterey Bay enforcement · in force now
Where the rules are enforced
The Bixby Bridge parking ban, license-plate readers, Carmel's loud-vehicle ordinance, the Rocky Creek work zone, and the Point Lobos and McWay shoulder rules — only what's in force today, each with its source.
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cities on high alert
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What they're watching
- Loud exhaust — Carmel cites by ear, all year ($100, then $250)
- Every plate, read and shared between departments
- Speeding, speed contests, and exhibition of speed
- Parking — enforced year-round
How to be fine
- Park legally and walk in — Carmel tows fast
- Keep it under 95 dB; fix the exhaust before you come
- No speed contests — it's arrest + a 30-day impound
- Shoot Bixby from Hurricane Point, not the bridge
Parking rules apply everywhere. The map shows the specific bans and work zones; meters, permits, tow-away zones and street-sweeping rules are in force county-wide too. Park legal wherever you are.
Sources: Monterey / Seaside / Carmel PD police releases, the county Bixby parking ordinance, and Flock transparency portals — each zone's callout on the map links its own source. Tap any outline or pin for the detail.