Things To Do

The Santa Rosa Chapel, a National Historic Registry landmark and one of the oldest churches in San Luis Obispo County, was built in 1870.

The Temples were moved, but preserved in a house located on Center Street

The Piedras Blancas Light Station stands as a monument to maritime days gone by. The lighthouse, built in 1875 and still in operation today, offers 2-hour tours of its interior and grounds, year-round.

Since 1949, celebrating Labor Day weekend in Cambria has meant Pinedorado Days, an event recognizing Cambria’s rich history.

The Rotary Peace through Service Garden is a living memorial dedicated January 11, 2014 by the Rotary Clubs of Cambria and the American Legion.

Now, Avila Beach Pier is 1,685 feet long and is intended for tourist strolling as well as recreational fishing. 

The Cayucos Veteran's Hall is a meeting and rental hall facility available to the public. 

Situated on the east side of Ocean Boulevard, in a little valley is the town of Cayucos’s only cemetery.

The historic windmill is located just north of Cayucos on Highway 1.

The Cambria Community Cemetery officially know as the Cambria Cemetery District, truly the only California cemetery in the pines by the sea.

Built into one of Cambria’s oldest homes, the Guthrie-Bianchini House, this museum stands right downtown in Cambria’s East Village.

The roads surrounding Huasna Valley offer stunning views and can be enjoyed either by car or bicycle. 

The San Luis Obispo Railroad Museum was founded as a regional, non-profit educational museum for the public benefit. 

The Heritage House was built in the late 1800's. Records show that the house was sold to Charles A. Pitkin in 1895. In 1906 the house was sold to Dr. H.S. Walters and was known as "Dr. Walter's Sanatorium."

Doctor Paulding, also a talented woodworker, spent many hours working on carvings which can be seen in the house along with countless other artifacts, among them the only authentic Chumash Indian basket in the County.

The Dana-Powers House and Kaleidscope Inn in Nipomom

The "Barn" is the South County Historical Society's Museum Annex which houses a variety of antique vehicles and agricultural artifacts from the South County area.

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