Chualar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the Salinas Valley of Monterey County, California, United States. Chualar is located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 115 feet (35 m). The population was 1,185 at the 2020 census.
View of the Gabilan Range from Chualar
The Salinas Valley is one of the major valleys and most productive agricultural regions in California. It is located west of the San Joaquin Valley and south of San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley.
Salinas Valley, on River Road near Greenfield.
An agricultural irrigation system near Chualar in the Salinas Valley.
An NYA photo illustrating young farm workers and the mechanization of agriculture.