Highway 1 Road Trip - Kid Friendly

Central Coast Aquarium

Avila Beach

The mission of the Central Coast Aquarium is to cultivate a community dedicated to ocean stewardship.

Avila Beach Hiking

Avila Beach

A trekker’s paradise, Avila Beach boasts a wide variety of hikes and trails, from challenging to casual.

Heron Rookery

Morro Bay

The Great Blue Herons and the Great and Snowy Egrets roost all year at the Rookery, located near the entrance of the Central Coast Natural History Museum.

Kayak Horizons

Morro Bay

First timers to seasoned paddlers, we get you outfitted and exploring the 15 miles of protected waters in the beautiful Morro Bay Estuary/Bird Sanctuary.

Lopez Lake

Arroyo Grande

Located just ten miles east of Arroyo Grande, Lopez Lake Recreation Area is one of the top choices for camping and leisure trips.

Avila Hot Springs

Avila Beach

Come kick back and beat the heat while relaxing in the shade of the palm trees and ocean breezes.

Ragged Point Beach

San Simeon

The beach is rather exotic with the black sand

Barn Museum

Arroyo Grande

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.

Morro Bay Beach and Morro Rock

Morro Bay

This beach is a coastal frontage park featuring outstanding picnic sites.

William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach provides the scenery, sand, and surf for an ideal beach day on Highway 1. This beach once bustled as a whaling outpost, and later as a port for receiving antiquities to adorn W.R. Hearst’s hilltop estate.

Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve and Marine Conservation Area

Ragged Point

Explore California's underwater parks without getting your feet wet through a new online tour.

Point Sur Lightstation

Monterey

Point Sur Lighthouse and its supporting lightstation buildings, now a California State Historic Park, stand atop a dramatic volcanic rock just offshore in Big Sur, California.