San Luis Obispo County, California
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- Bishop Peak — Natural · San Luis Obispo County, CA
Highest of the Nine Sisters (~1,559 ft) and San Luis Obispo’s signature open-space hike: a steep 3.5-mile round-trip trail through oak woodland and rocky vol…
- Carrizo Plain National Monument (Goodwin Education Center) — Natural · San Luis Obispo County, CA
BLM visitor hub for California’s vast inland grassland national monument—the Carrizo Plain, often called the state’s Serengeti—rimmed by the Temblor and Cali…
- Halcyon Historic District — Historic · San Luis Obispo County, CA
Halcyon Historic District is a historic district in San Luis Obispo County, CA, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017, recognized for si…
- Morro Rock — Geology · San Luis Obispo County, CA
Iconic 576-ft volcanic plug and the westernmost of the Nine Sisters (Morros) — a chain of extinct volcanic necks marching inland from Morro Bay to San Luis O…
- Oso Flaco Lake — Wildlife · San Luis Obispo County, CA
800-acre day-use natural area in Oceano Dunes SVRA within the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes complex: willow-lined lake, floating boardwalk over open water, and dune…
- Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Viewing Area — Wildlife · San Luis Obispo County, CA
One of the largest mainland northern elephant seal rookeries in California: thousands of seals haul out on beaches just north of San Simeon along Highway 1. …
- Soda Lake Overlook — Natural · San Luis Obispo County, CA
Primary public viewpoint over Soda Lake — a vast seasonal alkaline playa (~3,000 acres) at the heart of Carrizo Plain National Monument. Short Overlook Hill …
- Spooners Cove (Montaña de Oro) — Natural · San Luis Obispo County, CA
Signature cove and trail hub of Montaña de Oro State Park — rugged coastal bluffs, sandy beach, tide pools, and trailheads for Valencia Peak, Bluff Trail, an…
- Wallace Creek Interpretive Trail — Geology · San Luis Obispo County, CA
Classic San Andreas Fault field site on Carrizo Plain National Monument: an intermittent creek right-laterally offset ~130 m by repeated earthquakes, with a …