the variety that abounds in every aspect of life.  Carmel Valley is not Carmel-by-the-Sea it is a small village 12 miles inland from Carmel that is very rustic, slower and warm!  Our shopping village is not more than a few blocks of restaurants, gift stores, galleries and, of course, wine tasting rooms.  With such notable names as Bernardus, Talbot and Georis one might think that we are more sohisticated or snobby than we really are.  Don’t get me wrong there is a very high level of sophistication but it is very understated.   Many of our residents have made Carmel Valley there home because of the immense beauty and serenity that one feels when driving into the valley.  Ancient oaks, sycamore and pine  dapple our mountain ranges.  We have a 3000 acre park, Garland, with miles of hiking trails, horse trails and some bike trails.  Garland is also home to a wonderful Earth Day celebration and a native plant/weed display of over 100 species that we see almost every day. 

 Our community is proud and very quiet in the immense amount of volunteer work that is done.  We have a Garden Club, Women’s Club, Rotary Club, Carmel Valley Village Improvement Committee, Road committee, Community pool and recreation committee, Chamber of Commerce and much more.

Our homes are all completely different and range in size in construction from log cabins to Italian style villas.