Elephant Seal Vista Point

Elephant Seal Vista Point sits at 20 feet in elevation along the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway on Route 1, with terrain dropping 40 feet within 600 meters of the site. Inland peaks are visible in several directions: Oak Knoll rises to 405 feet about 1.1 miles east, San Simeon Point reaches 486 feet 4.1 miles to the east-southeast, and Garrity Peak stands at 2,354 feet 4.7 miles to the northeast. Farther off, Pine Top Mountain (2,623 ft) appears 5.6 miles north, with Pine Slope (1,960 ft) 5.8 miles north-northwest. Daylight hours shift through the year, from a sunrise of 05:50 and sunset of 20:25 at the June solstice to a sunrise of 07:12 and sunset of 16:56 at the December solstice. The nearest towns are inland: Paso Robles is 32.0 miles east, Atascadero 35.2 miles east-southeast, and San Luis Obispo 42.7 miles southeast. This stop falls along the byway between Seal Point, the previous lookout, and the Elephant Seal Viewing Area, the next stop ahead.