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Beach | Morro Bay State Park Primitive Camping Enviromental
...IL Morro Bay State Park Marina LOCATION Morro Bay HIGHLIGHTS The largest, least disturbed saltwater marsh on the California coastline. HOW TO GET THERE From San Luis Obispo take Hwy 1
...th of Morro Bay State Park Places you can visit using ordinary care Elfin Forrest is safe if you stay on the Boardwalk and don?t handle the vegetation. Audubon Overlook has poison-oak on both

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Dedicated to the Central Coast explorer. Official Link Map Museum of Natural History

official web site of Hearst Castle. Includes tour information, historical sketches, news
California State Parks to Renovate Morro Bay State Park Campground Morro Bay, CAAfter 25 years

Inn at Morro Bay, minutes away from the town of Morro Bay California, is unique among Morro Bay
hotels, our expansive grounds are inside Morro Bay State Park?s 4,000 acres. Within walking


Area Attractions
Museum of Natural History

A visit to the Central Coast of California is not complete without a stop at the Museum of Natural History in Morro Bay State Park. The museum offers activities for all ages nature walks, exhibits, lectures, puppet shows, videos, docent led tours and special events.

Visit the Chumash garden along the side of the museum and learn how the Chumash used native plants of this area in their daily lives.

The Museum of Natural History is within minutes of the Heron Rookery, Morro Bay State Park, Monta?e Oro State Park, the El Moro Elfin Forest and Audubons Sweet Springs Nature Preserve. The museum overlooks Morro Bay which is both a State and National Estuary.

From San Luis Obispo take Highway 1 north to the Los OsosBaywood Park offramp. Turn left, go about 1 mile and turn right into the state park.

From the South, take Highway 101 northbound to the Los OsosBaywood Park offramp. Turn left toward Los Osos and travel about 10 miles to South Bay Blvd., then turn right and go about 3 miles to the state park entrance.

The Museum of Natural History is in the park. Drive about one mile, past the campground and the marina, then turn left into the museum parking lot.

Morro Bay State Park