Morro Bay State Park
Morro Bay · near Morro Bay · Central Coast
Camping · parks
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 50
- Campsites
- ~130 sites
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- ~$35/night
- Size
- 2783
- Established
- 1934
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia (6 months ahead). On the Morro Bay estuary beneath iconic Morro Rock, with a marina, natural history museum, and heron rookery. Showers, some hookups. Kayaking, birding, and the estuary. Family-friendly.
What is here
- Setting
- beach
- Amenities
- On the Morro Bay estuary · Some RV hookups · Kayaking & birding · Natural history museum
- Best for
- Estuary camping + kayaking + birding
- Features
- Iconic Morro Rock views · Estuary kayaking · Heron rookery & birding · Natural history museum
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on ReserveCalifornia 6 months ahead. Kayak the calm estuary (otters, seals, birds); visit the heron rookery and natural history museum. Some RV hookups. Near Morro Bay town's seafood and fishing harbor (fishing guide). Iconic Morro Rock views. Showers. Family-friendly. Combine with Montaña de Oro. Calm-water recreation.
parks detail
- Hook
- Estuary heronry, a waterfront campground, and Black Hill's harbor view
- More
- The heronry near the museum hosts nesting great blues and egrets each spring, and the estuary kayaking — seals, otters, eelgrass flats — is the real attraction. Morro Rock itself is a peregrine sanctuary (climbing banned since 1973); the state marina rents everything.
The guide
Morro Bay State Park sits on the tranquil Morro Bay estuary beneath the unmistakable dome of Morro Rock, offering comfortable c…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Morro Bay State Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 35.348, -120.838