Taste the Best of Coastal Wineries

Must See SLO Wineries

Tasting SLO Cal Wineries As you roam the CA Highway 1 Discovery Route, you’ll find yourself tasting wines among lush rolling vineyards and in beach-front tasting rooms. So get ready to stick around and enjoy the wines and the views.There’s no shortage of delicious wines from the two major appellations […]

The Finest USA Ranch Stays

[…]stars and stripes to bring you our top picks of the finest USA ranch stays. Ocean Point Ranch – Cambria, San Luis Obispo, California Ok, so this may not be a luxury horse ranch but it is a ranch nonetheless. As an alternative to the expected mountain ranch, Ocean Point […]

Scenic Drive: California Central Coast

[…]Caltrans Highway Information Network 800.427.7623, provides updates. DAY 1 Getting there. Cambria MORNING, AFTERNOON Drive to Cambria and check into the Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage for the weekend. The Piedras Blancas light keeper’s house was sold to a local in the 1960s for $1. The new owner cut the house in fours, moved it and […]

Hidden Gems on Highway One in the Central Coast of CA

[…]says coastal access. There is no fee to park here. After you walk drive up the coast just beyond Cambria to Exotic Garden Drive that takes you to a great lunch stop. Seating arrangements of all kinds are scattered around grounds bursting with all manner of blooms dotted with sculptures […]

11 Reasons You Need To Plan A Trip To Coastal San Luis Obispo County

[…]we loved are Black Hand Cellars, Moonstone Cellars, and Cayucos Cellars (all on Main Street in Cambria),and Harmony Cellars (just south of Cambria in the tiny town of Harmony—population […]

The Best of CA Highway 1: The Whale Trail

[…]along the west coast, including the six new locations along the H1DR: the Avila Beach Pier, Cambria, Cayucos, San Simeon, Oceano Nipomo and at Montaña de Oro State Park in Baywood-Los Osos. The 6 sites in Coastal San Luis Obispo County represents the largest cluster of sites on the Pacific […]

California Coast winter getaways to Morro Bay and realm of North Coast elephant seals

[…]can take a tour, taste their wines and enjoy the outdoor scenery. A short drive from Harmony is Cambria, home to more wineries, great restaurants, shops with locally made products and of course, the ocean. They have a great eco program and you can pick up a Cambria Stewardship Clean-Up […]

Cambria Invites Visitors to Disappear From the World for Awhile

[…]be infectious, and there’s no better place on either coast to catch the aesthetic epidemic than Cambria. You won’t be surprised to learn Cambria was named after Wales after spending a couple of days here among the windswept pine forests and getting to know the laidback community. Like Wales (Cambria […]

Wine on the Coast

[…]your vino-vacation, too, because there are multiple wine-centric events happening in and around Cambria! Check them out below. Cambria Art & Wine Festival In true Cambria spirit, the Art & Wine Festival combines two major pieces of Cambria’s personality into one wonderful weekend. From Friday, January 27 through Sunday, January […]

Cambria on California Highway 1 Discovery Route

[…]Edna Valley, Arroyo Grande Valley, Nipomo, Oceano, Avila Beach, Los Osos / Baywood Park, Cayucos, Cambria, San Simeon, and Ragged Point. We stay in Cambria; its central location lets us sample a little of everything in 3 days. Come along with us – discover what you can see and do! See the full journey […]

Covell’s California Clydesdales

[…]Fit Want to know about a hidden gem in Central California that is walking distance from downtown Cambria? You are probably already thinking “yes,” and once you read about it and see the pictures, you’ll be grabbing your phone to make a reservation at Covell’s Clydesdales. And yes, you can […]

Picnic in Paradise along CA Highway 1 Discovery Route

[…]and rolling pastures, all with exquisite views of the ocean? The Fiscalini Ranch Preserve in Cambria does just that. This preserve is one of a kind and offers abundant picnic options to create memories that will be yours forever. Downtown Cambria offers many options for loading up the picnic basket. Soto’s True Earth […]

Highway 1 Discovery Route’s Foto Feature: Portal to the Pacific

Highway 1 Discovery Route’s Foto Feature Portal to the Pacific Photo by @Mikeandoly Be a featured photographer on our page! Share your photos on our Facebook page or hashtag #Highway1DiscoveryRoute from Instagram to get discovered! We will feature a new photo every […]

State Parks for Family Adventures

[…]Lake Recreation Area is one of the top choices for camping and leisure trips. Read More » Cambria: Moonstone Beach – Moonstone Beach is one of Cambria’s and the Central Coast’s most scenic spots. Read More » Harmony Headlands State Park – Harmony Headlands State Park is a 784 acre coastal park located approximately 5 minutes […]

Top 7 Summer Hikes & Walks – Highway 1 Discovery Route

[…]and 40 hikers each Saturday. Read More Moonstone Beach Trail – Moonstone Beach is one of Cambria’s and the Central Coast’s most scenic spots. Read More Horizon Hike Over Edna Valley – Enjoy a mild hike, learn about the vines as you walk through them and take in a 360-degree view of the valley. Read […]

California’s Central Coast with Elephant Seal Pups

California’s Central Coast with Elephant Seal Pups via Alexandra Williams, Fun and Fit During Alexandra and Kymberly’s recent trip to the Highway 1 Discovery Route along the Central California Coast, they stopped at the Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery – 6 miles up the coast from Hearst Castle. As it turns out, January is peak […]

Highway 1 Discovery Route: A road to sustainable destinations

[…]to create a 17-mile drive on steroids.” At the top of the route is Ragged Point, San Simeon and Cambria, which include picturesque sites such as Hearst Castle and the Pacific Coast Wine Trail. Visitors can then head to the Morro Bay estuary to explore the bird life and stop […]

Top 10 Things About Cambria

[…]a getaway along the famed Highway 1 Discovery Route, here are 10 reasons you need to fully explore Cambria: #1: Destinations Cambria destinations are what bring people back year after year. Of Cambria’s prime destinations, Hearst Castle, a magnificent estate just north of Cambria, takes a seat at the top. […]