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The Sweet Springs Nature Preserve
Los Osos
Located at the meeting of freshwater run-off and the saltwater ocean, the Sweet Springs Nature Preserve is a jewel of natural Los Osos. At 32 acres, the preserve is owned by the Morro Coast Audubon Society and includes hiking trails, interpretive signs, footbridges, and memorial benches. Local and migratory…
Things to Do in Arroyo Grande and Edna Valley
Arroyo Grande
Some corners of California’s Central Coast especially reward the people who get off Highway 1 and go looking. Arroyo Grande and Edna Valley? They are a couple of those corners. One is a walkable, creekside village with a historic suspension bridge and free-roaming roosters. The other is a cool-climate wine…
Things to do in Avila Beach
Avila Beach
Splash into a world of sun-soaked wonder in Avila Beach. With a protected cove, iconic pier and friendly locals, there’s something truly magical about this crescent of white sand tucked between Port San Luis and rolling green hills. Just 30 minutes south of San Luis Obispo (about 6 miles from…
Things to do in Cambria
Cambria
Where pine forests meet the Pacific, Cambria rewards the slow wander over the quick stop. Lean into the town’s tranquil rhythm and you’ll walk away with something deeper than a souvenir. A sunrise stroll along Moonstone Beach can easily stretch into an afternoon of farm-fresh meals, bluff-top trails and joyrides…
Things to do in Cayucos
Cayucos
Cayucos beckons as a classic California surf town. Here, mornings start with coffee and cookies, days drift between pier strolls, beaches, and bluff walks, and sunsets glow over the pier. This walkable coastal treasure invites you to park just once and explore everything from tide pools to antique finds. Build…
Things to do in Los Osos Baywood
Los Osos
Tucked along one of Highway 1’s most unhurried back bay stretches, Los Osos and Baywood Park are a choose your own adventure coastline: calm estuary waters perfect for kayaking, tide pools teeming with sea life, Montana de Oro trails with views that stop you mid-step and local eats that cap…
Things to do in Oceano/Nipomo
Oceano
Where coastal dunes roll into oak-studded farmland, Oceano and Nipomo unfold as Highway 1’s quieter thrill—the kind of place where a morning boardwalk through wetlands leads to an afternoon ride across towering dunes, then wraps with oak-grilled steaks under mesa stars. This is where coastal calm meets unexpected thrills: accessible…
Tide Pools and Sea Life of Cayucos
Cayucos
With 100 miles of Pacific coastline, our stretch of Highway 1 boasts abundant sea life including marine mammals, tide pools, and kelp forests.
W.R. Hearst State Beach
San Simeon
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.
Whale Watching on Highway 1: Your Guide to the Whale Trail
When it comes to whale watching, the Central Coast boasts an embarrassment of riches, especially along the Highway 1 Road Trip. Here, whales, dolphins, sea otters, seals and seabirds play within full view of the shoreline.
Wildflowers on Highway 1
Cambria
Brittlebrush, poppies, bluebells, lupine, sand verbena, and evening primrose are just a handful of the incredible wildflowers that bloom on the Central Coast.
Wine Country Biking
Arroyo Grande
The most scenic way to experience wine country is from the saddle of a bicycle. In the Edna Valley, enjoy the ride of your life.
Audubon Sweet Springs Nature Preserve
Los Osos
Trails lead among Monterey Cypress and eucalyptus to two freshwater ponds, and around a salt marsh to the edge of Morro Bay.
Be an iNaturalist with the Cayucos Land Conservancy
Cayucos
Did you know that the Cayucos Land Conservancy sponsors a Citizen/Scientist Project on iNaturalist to catalog all plant and animal life found at Estero Bluffs State Park?
Big Fish, Little Fish at Central Coast Aquarium
Avila Beach
Join us for kids activities and storytime with hands-on interaction with tide pool animals and aquarium exploration.
Central Coast Aquarium
Avila Beach
The mission of the Central Coast Aquarium is to cultivate a community dedicated to ocean stewardship.
El Moro Elfin Forest Docent-Led Nature Walks
Los Osos
The Elfin Forest supports more than 200 species of plants, as well as 110 kinds of birds, 22 species of mammals, and 13 species of reptiles and amphibians.
Fiscalini Ranch Preserve Docent Nature Walk
Cambria
The Ranch is far from the largest of coastal ecosystems, but packs more biological diversity into a confined area than many larger properties.

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Whale Watching on Highway 1: Your Guide to the Whale Trail

Wildflowers on Highway 1

Wine Country Biking

Audubon Sweet Springs Nature Preserve

Be an iNaturalist with the Cayucos Land Conservancy

Big Fish, Little Fish at Central Coast Aquarium

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El Moro Elfin Forest Docent-Led Nature Walks

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