Montaña de Oro State Park
Los Osos (San Luis Obispo County) · near Los Osos / Morro Bay · Central Coast
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Trail miles
- Hazard Peak, Islay Creek, and bluff trails · Coastal mountains-to-sea network
- Elevation
- Sea level to Hazard Peak (1,076ft) · Honest climbs, ocean-view descents
- Best season
- Year-round · Spring wildflowers (the park's name means 'Mountain of Gold' for the blooms)
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- xc · all-mountain
- Signature trails
- Hazard Peak Trail · Islay Creek / Oats Peak loops
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- State park rules; check current e-bike trail designations.
- Intl tip
- The Spooner's Cove bluffs and tide pools are steps from the trailhead. Morro Bay's kayaking (in the kayak guide) and Los Osos' bakeries round out the day. SLO's Thursday farmers' market is a Central Coast institution.
The guide
Montaña de Oro pairs one of California's most beautiful coastlines with a genuine mountains-to-sea trail network — the classic …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Montaña de Oro State Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 35.274, -120.888