San Luis Obispo County and surrounding areas offer a wide range of things to do for travelers of every budget type. Please enjoy our brief photo tour of local attractions.

If you were one of the wealthiest persons on earth and wanted to build your Dream Castle - where would you choose to build it? Driving north from Cayucos, you will find several suitable locations. Drop in on Hearst Castle for some building ideas of your own.
San Luis Obispo County offers a wide variety of pleasures within very convenient shopping areas. Beach side day rentals are available in Cambria, Cayucos, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach and Avila Beach for bikes, skateboards, kayaks, surfboards, bodyboards, and all other accessories for a great day at the beach.
Enjoy ocean front dining in San Simeon, Cambria, Cayucos, Morro Bay, Avila Beach, Pismo Beach and Grover Beach.
The Morro Bay Estuary is located ten minutes south of Cayucos and is a wonderful place to spend a day viewing the local wildlife or just strolling thru the harbor which offers restaurants, shopping, and harbor boat tours. Whale watching excursions are also available from the Morro Bay Harbor.
Among many other attractions, San Luis Obispo County is recognized and as one the premier wine growing regions of California. Wine tasting tours can provide several days of relaxation while exploring our scenic country roads.
Country drives are probably one of the favorite activities for locals and visitors alike. Visiting quaint country stores, marveling at the thoroughbred horse farms and partaking of the local wines can make for a relaxing and memorable day.
Located thirty minutes north of San Luis Obispo on Highway 1 is Point Piedras Blancas, a remarkable marine sanctuary which has recently become a significant breeding ground for the shy sea elehphants that roam our Pacific coastline. Scientists have tracked elephant seal dives to depths of over 5,000 feet where they have less competition for food.
Bulls forage as far north as the Gulf of Alaska and the eastern Aleutian Islands, and tend to stay near the continental shelf. They have higher energy needs than females and feed on a greater diversity of species.
Elephant seals started arriving in increasing at the Piedras Blancas area in 1990. The first pup was born in 1992 and births have steadily increased to 1,700 pups in 1998. This explosive growth is remarkable in that elephant seals have traditionally preferred remote islands with minimal human contact.
Females usually head to deeper waters far past the continental shelf in a more westerly direction. Natural predators include the great white shark and the orca whale, while floating plastics from human waste have caused horrible mutilations.