Spreckels is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in the Salinas Valley of Monterey County, California, United States. Spreckels is located 3 miles (5 km) south of Salinas, at an elevation of 62 ft (19 m). Its population was 692 at the 2020 census.
Spreckels in 2018
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.