Bishop Peak (San Luis Obispo)
San Luis Obispo (the Nine Sisters) · near San Luis Obispo · Central Coast
Trail Running
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Distance
- 4 miles
- Elevation gain
- 1,100 ft
- Best season
- Year-round · mild coastal climate; spring greenest
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- No permit. City of San Luis Obispo open space — free. Trailheads on Highland Dr and Patricia Dr; limited neighborhood parking.
What is here
- Features
- Highest of the 'Nine Sisters' volcanic morros · Summit boulder scramble · Views over SLO & Morro Bay to the sea · Oak woodland lower, rocky summit
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Trail Running detail
- Surface
- technical
- Intl tip
- Trailheads on Highland Dr (steeper) and Patricia Dr — both have very limited neighborhood parking, so go early. Combine with the SLO food-and-wine scene and a drive out to Morro Rock. The other Sisters (Cerro San Luis, Hollister Peak) offer more summit running. Golden hour from the top is spectacular.
The guide
Bishop Peak is San Luis Obispo's summit run — the tallest of the Nine Sisters, a chain of ancient volcanic plugs (morros) march…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Bishop Peak (San Luis Obispo) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 35.301, -120.696