Stillwater Cove is a public access site to the ocean near Pebble Beach Lodge. It is generally open to the public except during major events in Pebble Beach, such as golf tournaments, so it is not always available for access. In general, though, one can drive to the Beach & Tennis Club, use the parking lot there, and walk east to the boat launch ramp and out to the end of the pier. A scope is very useful in looking for ducks and grebes, or to search the rocky reef to the west or islets in the Cove.

From 17-Mile Drive, signs direct you to the Beach & Tennis Club at Palmero Way. There is often a entrance kiosk that is staffed -- tell them you are going to the Beach Club. Just past the entrance kiosk turn left on Cypress (sign-posted to Beach Club) and drive to the parking lot at the end. This parking lot can be busy and can sometimes to full, but it is the only parking available.

Sea-water ducks and grebes, such as Surf Scoter, Eared Grebe, and others, in winter; this has been a location for a wintering Harlequin Duck or Long-tailed Duck in recent years. Rocky shorebirds and gulls along the rocky outcropping reef to the west; Black Oystercatcher is resident and nests here. Watch for day-roosting Black-crowned Night-Herons in the cypresses edging the parking lot.

Stillwater Cove is a public access site to the ocean. It is adjacent to the members-only Beach & Tennis Club and is not far from Pebble Beach Lodge. There are no public access restrooms here.

Pebble Beach is an unincorporated, gated community that encompasses the southwestern portion of the Monterey Peninsula. It is about 10.6 sq.mi. in size and has a population of about 4,500 residents, most in single-family homes. It is internationally known for its golf courses and as a tourist destination. The world-famous 17-Mile Drive hugs the spectacular, rocky coastline; there is a substantial fee to enter 17-Mile Drive or other roads via five 24-hour gates. Public restrooms for tourists are at the Bird Rock parking lot. Upslope, the Del Monte Forest is a dominated by a Monterey Pine forest, portions of which include the SFB Morse Botanical Reserve for endangered species.