Hearst San Simeon State Park
Central Coast
parks
At a glance
- Size
- 2309
- Established
- 1932
parks detail
- Hook
- Boardwalk bluffs, elephant-seal haul-outs nearby, and rare mima-mound terrain below the castle
- More
- San Simeon Creek and Washburn campgrounds serve the castle crowds, but the park's own draws hold up: the Pa-nu Cultural Preserve, boardwalk trails, and monarchs in the pines. The famous Piedras Blancas elephant seal boardwalk is minutes north.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 35.599, -121.126