Hiking

3 trails match your filters.

• Black Hill Trail

  Moderate

  Morro Bay State Park · State Park Rd near campground, Morro Bay

  4 mi600 ft gainOut-and-backBest: Year-round

  Hikers say

  …it's a short, well-marked 2-mile steady climb to 360-degree views of Morro Rock, the estuary, and the ocean in about 20 minutes up — watch for poison oak on trail edges and note that fog can roll in fast and obscure the summit view.

  Nine Sisters summit, Morro Bay harbor views, ocean panorama.

  Dogs

  Not allowed

  Bikes

  Not allowed

  Parking

  MBSP campground or Museum lot; $8 day-use

  Hazards

  Exposed summit; no shade on upper trail; rattlesnakes

  summit

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• Coon Creek Trail

  Moderate

  Montaña de Oro State Park · Coon Creek trailhead, Pecho Valley Rd

  5 mi250 ft gainOut-and-backBest: Spring and cool fall

  Hikers say

  …this narrow, riparian 5-mile round-trip passes through dense willows and crosses six wooden footbridges — wear long pants for ticks, watch for poison oak near the cypress grove endpoint, and expect abundant butterflies and wildflowers in spring.

  Cypress grove, old homestead, lighter traffic than Bluff or Valencia.

  Dogs

  Not allowed

  Bikes

  Not allowed

  Parking

  Coon Creek lot at south end of park

  Hazards

  Poison oak

  hidden gem

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• Crespi Trail

  Moderate

  Morro Bay State Park · South Bay Blvd side access, Morro Bay

  3 mi200 ft gainLoopBest: Year-round

  Hikers say

  …it's a smooth, flat path meandering through wetlands and sand dunes with direct views of Morro Rock and little foot traffic — a serene, accessible route that most Morro Bay visitors overlook entirely.

  Birding, estuary scenery, no summit push.

  Dogs

  Not allowed

  Bikes

  Not allowed

  Parking

  Roadside/day-use pullouts

  Hazards

  birding

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