Morro Strand State Beach
Morro Strand State Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Pine Mountain stands 1,093 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is North Point Natural Area, a park 0.6 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 0.4 miles off.
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cayucos Point · 4 mi
- Estero Bay · 5 mi
- Leffingwell Landing · 18 mi
- Vista Pt · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- North Point Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Morro Strand State Beach Campground: 1.1 mi
- Del Mar Park: 1.5 mi
- Cloisters Community Park: 1.9 mi
- Paul Andrew Park: 2.6 mi
- Hang Glider Hill: 1.2 mi
- Morro Rock: 3.0 mi
- Black Hill: 4.6 mi
- Rusty Peak: 5.1 mi
- Cerro Cabrillo: 5.5 mi
- Morro Bay Maritime Museum: 3.2 mi
- Morro Bay Skateboard Museum: 3.6 mi
- Morro Bay Museum of Natural History: 4.9 mi
- Atascadero Historical Museum: 13.2 mi
- Robert Hoover Herbarium: 14.6 mi
- Nuestra Senora de Esperanza Landing historical marker: 2.9 mi
- MB: 2.9 mi
- Morro Rock California Registered Historical Landmark: 3.0 mi
- Landing of the First Filipinos: 3.0 mi
- Jeff, Anne, and Siena Fairbanks Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Morro Rock Natural Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Morro Bay National Estuary Program: 3.6 mi
- Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area: 5.0 mi
- El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Sweet Springs Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Morro Bay Landing: 3.1 mi
- Sea Otter Nursery: 3.3 mi
- Sperm Whale Jaw: 4.9 mi
- Devils Gap: 8.6 mi
- Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 14.4 mi
- The Fishermen's Family: 3.1 mi
- Ford Rear Bench: 3.3 mi
- Udderly Osos: 6.3 mi
- Portola's Sacred Expedition: 7.4 mi
- Water Tanks: 14.3 mi
- Morro Rock Beach: 2.8 mi
- Cayucos State Beach: 2.8 mi
- Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Spooner's Cove: 9.5 mi
- Moonstone Beach: 17.3 mi
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: 10.2 mi
- Bill Shepard Native Plant Garden: 13.5 mi
- Student Experimental Farm (SEF): 13.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.4 mi
- Emerson Park Garden: 15.4 mi
- Islay Falls: 9.8 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 16.5 mi
- Big Falls: 23.1 mi
- Three Troughs Falls: 23.6 mi
- Little Falls: 24.8 mi
- Sand Dunes Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Cracked Wall: 12.9 mi
- Fossil Point: 18.6 mi
- Fossil Point: 18.6 mi
- McLain Spring: 11.7 mi
- Town Spring: 19.8 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 20.1 mi
- Holloway Garden: 9.6 mi
- Road Runner Picnic Site: 17.8 mi
- Franklin Hot Springs: 18.1 mi
- Smugglers Cave: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Morro Strand State Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | NNW 328° | 1,093 m | 22.7 mi |
| Rocky Butte | NNW 330° | 1,043 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cypress Mountain | NNW 342° | 894 m | 13.8 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | ESE 114° | 869 m | 18.7 mi |
| Vulture Rock | NNW 334° | 857 m | 17.9 mi |
| Gay Mountain | ESE 115° | 850 m | 19.8 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | E 97° | 836 m | 9.8 mi |
| Black Butte | ESE 113° | 824 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:45 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 55 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morro BAY Fire Dept, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element relation/5197524
Day trips start here
- Morro Bay · 3 mi
- Los Osos · 7 mi
- Atascadero · 13 mi
- San Luis Obispo · 16 mi
- Avila Beach · 18 mi
- Central Coast · 18 mi
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