Information About The Central Coast
Santa Margarita Lake |
Grey Pine: 3.3 miles one-way to Vaca Flat, moderate, muliti-use |
Lakeside: (unmarked)1.5 miles, dirt road along lake shore from Marina to White Oak, easy, multi-use |
Blinn: 9.2 miles one-way (out and back mandatory), moderate to strenuous, multi-use |
Sapwi: spur off Blinn after 3.4 miles, accessing Khus Camp (1 mile) and Sapwi Camp (2 miles), moderate, multi-use |
Sandstone: 2.7 miles one-way (out and back mandatory), moderate to strenuous, multi-use |
East River Road (Staging area for Blinn & Sandstone): 10 miles east of Santa Margarita Lake |
Rocky: 1.8 miles one-way (out and back mandatory), moderate to strenuous, multi-use |
County Parks
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Lopez Lake
Marina: 0.4 miles, moderate, hiking, biking |
Rocky Point: 0.4 miles, easy, hiking |
Blackberry Springs: 0.8 miles, moderate, self-guided interpretive, hiking |
High Ridge: 2.3 miles, strenuous, multi-use |
Wittenberg Arm: 1 mile, easy, multi-use |
Duna Vista: 7.2 miles, moderate hike, multi-use, a local favorite to hiker, mountain bikers and equestrians. Scenic oak woodland, great views of the lake, surrounding mountain rangers and valleys and don't forget the scenic overlook with a glimpse of the ocean. |
Tuouski: 1.8 miles, moderate, hiking |
Turkey Ridge: 0.8 miles, strenuous, hiking |
Hi Mountain: 7 miles, moderate to strenuous, multi-use (two miles east of Lopez Lake on Hi Mountain Road) |
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El Chorro Regional Park
El Chorro’s trails range from the scenic views on Eagle Rock to the cool riparian area along Dairy Creek, all in a beautiful setting of coast live oaks and seasonal wildflowers. |
Oak Woodland: 1.5 miles, moderate, hiking only |
Eagle Rock: 0.7 miles, strenuous, hiking |
Open Space Trails
Bob Jones City to the Sea Bikeway: 1.0 miles from the Ontario Road Staging Area to San Luis Bay Drive
Bishop Peak
Bishop Peak: 4.0 miles round-trip, moderate hiking to the top of Bishop Peak accessible from Patricia Avenue in San Luis Obispo |
Felsman Loop: 1.7 round trip, easy to moderate, trailhead at accessible from Patricia Avenue in San Luis Obispo
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Heilmann Regional Park
Blue Oak: 1.3 mile path around park perimeter, hiking and biking only Jim Green: 1.7 miles, moderate, mulit-use |
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