Explore Monterey | Parkfield

Parkfield is a village in Monterey County, California. As of 2007 road signs announce the population as 18 but some sources list the population as 900.

Parkfield is located at 35.45'11.45"N, 120.41'48.08"W, in the Temblor Range between the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Coast, at an elevation of 1,530 feet above sea level. Mining and Homesteading used to be a prosperous activity in this community, but the mines were exhausted below economic recovery levels and the industry moved elsewhere.

Today, it is a small town of about 18 people who are mostly ranchers and farmers. There is a small tourism industry in the town based on the equine related events, hunting and a Bluegrass Music Festival. The Parkfield motto is, "Be here when it happens, Sleep here when it happens."