Outdoor Forest Theater
540 seats under the pines · Mountain View Avenue at Santa Rita Street
Built in 1910, the historic Outdoor Forest Theater is a 540-seat amphitheatre on Mountain View Avenue and Santa Rita Street in Carmel-by-the-Sea. The stage is framed by towering pines and huge open fireplaces: a majestic backdrop for PacRep's plays and musicals.
Every August and September PacRep presents an annual family musical, followed by the annual Carmel Shakespeare Festival in October.
Parking
The theater is in the middle of a residential neighborhood. There are a limited number of free spaces on the property, including a few accessible spaces, plus free street parking. Please come a little early and take care not to block driveways: vehicles that block driveways are ticketed and towed.
Audio
Audio amplification headsets are available for patrons with hearing difficulties.
Food and drink
Animals
Service animals are welcome.
Directions
From Highway 1: take the Ocean Avenue exit and continue past the first stop sign for two blocks. Turn left onto Santa Rita Street and continue to the bottom of the hill. The entrance gate is on the left, where Mountain View Avenue meets Santa Rita.
From downtown Carmel: go up Ocean Avenue to the junction of Ocean, Junipero and Mountain View. Bear right up Mountain View for 3 blocks; the Forest Theater gate is on your left.
There is a passenger drop-off area in the Forest Theater's main parking lot, so guests, picnic supplies, blankets and cushions can be dropped off before you park. Street parking is recommended on Mountain View and Junipero Street. Please don't block residential driveways: vehicles that do are ticketed and towed.