South County
Patrol Substation

The King City Sub Station covers approximately 2,000 square miles and covers the largest geographical area of the three Sheriff stations. Serving a population of over 70,000 to include the surrounding incorporated cities of Gonzales, Soledad, Greenfield, City of King and unincorporated towns of Bradley, Parkfield, San Ardo and San Lucas. 

South Monterey County is rich in history with the Soledad Mission founded on October 1791 by Father Fermin Lasuen and the Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum located at the San Lorenzo Park.  Visitors can find activities such as the nearby Pinnacles National Monument for hiking, Lake San Antonio for boating, camping, and swimming, or wine tasting along the River Road Wine Trail. The U. S. Army and California National Guard have major installations at Fort Hunter Liggett and Camp Roberts.

This area also contains a large portion of the Los Padres National Forest. Salinas Valley is known as the Wine Capitol of Monterey County with an economy based on tourism in the Coastal regions and agriculture in the Salinas Valley consisting of row crops, vineyards, and cattle.

The Deputies of the Monterey County Sheriffs, King City Substation take pride in serving the public and keeping the community safe!  Their mission is to defend life and property and to respond promptly to resident’s requests for aid.