Elephant Seals Vista Point

Elephant Seals Vista Point sits at 8 feet in elevation along the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway (Route 1), with the land dropping 25 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. Inland and along the coast, Oak Knoll rises to 405 feet about 0.8 miles to the north, San Simeon Point reaches 486 feet 2.9 miles to the east-southeast, and Lone Tree Hill climbs to 1,465 feet 4.2 miles to the east-northeast. Daylight hours shift across the year at this stop: sunrise runs from 05:50 at the June solstice to 07:12 at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 16:56 in December to 20:25 in June. The nearest towns are inland, with Paso Robles 31.0 miles east, Atascadero 34.0 miles east-southeast, and San Luis Obispo 41.5 miles southeast. This vista point follows the Elephant Seal Viewing Area and precedes San Simeon Point along the byway route.