Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve
Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve is a nature reserve in California, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Hi Mountain stands 969 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Portola's Sacred Expedition, a artwork 1.1 miles away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.9 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cayucos Point · 12 mi
- Estero Bay · 13 mi
- Avila Overlook · 13 mi
- Octopus Oak · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Elna Peak: 1.8 mi
- Stony Peak: 2.4 mi
- Hazard Peak: 2.9 mi
- Hollister Peak: 3.2 mi
- Cerro Cabrillo: 3.4 mi
- Pasadena Park: 2.4 mi
- Monarch Grove Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Bayshore Bluffs Park: 3.9 mi
- Tidelands Park: 4.4 mi
- Monty Young Park: 4.4 mi
- Morro Bay Museum of Natural History: 3.4 mi
- Morro Bay Skateboard Museum: 4.7 mi
- Morro Bay Maritime Museum: 5.2 mi
- San Luis Obispo Children’s Museum: 8.6 mi
- Historic Jack House & Gardens: 8.6 mi
- Sperm Whale Jaw: 3.4 mi
- Sea Otter Nursery: 5.1 mi
- Morro Bay Landing: 5.2 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 8.7 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 8.7 mi
- Jeff, Anne, and Siena Fairbanks Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Landing of the First Filipinos: 5.4 mi
- Nuestra Senora de Esperanza Landing historical marker: 5.4 mi
- Morro Rock California Registered Historical Landmark: 5.4 mi
- MB: 5.5 mi
- Sweet Springs Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Montaña de Oro State Park: 2.3 mi
- Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Morro Bay National Estuary Program: 4.7 mi
- Portola's Sacred Expedition: 1.1 mi
- Udderly Osos: 2.2 mi
- Ford Rear Bench: 5.1 mi
- The Fishermen's Family: 5.3 mi
- Alex Madonna, Creator of Madonna Inn: 8.3 mi
- Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Spooner's Cove: 4.6 mi
- Morro Rock Beach: 5.6 mi
- Morro Strand State Beach: 8.3 mi
- Olde Port Beach: 9.5 mi
- San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden: 5.3 mi
- Student Experimental Farm (SEF): 8.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 8.5 mi
- Emerson Park Garden: 8.7 mi
- Rotary Garden: 9.1 mi
- Holloway Garden: 4.6 mi
- Road Runner Picnic Site: 10.9 mi
- Willow Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Rockrose: 18.9 mi
- Meadow View: 19.0 mi
- Islay Falls: 3.6 mi
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 10.6 mi
- Big Falls: 17.5 mi
- Little Falls: 18.8 mi
- Little Falls: 18.8 mi
- McLain Spring: 11.0 mi
- Sulphur Pot: 14.7 mi
- Salsipuedes Spring #1: 20.8 mi
- Salsipuedes Spring #2: 21.3 mi
- McNeil Spring: 23.3 mi
- Sand Dunes Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Cracked Wall: 6.8 mi
- Fossil Point: 10.2 mi
- Fossil Point: 10.3 mi
- Smugglers Cave: 10.5 mi
- Franklin Hot Springs: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi Mountain | E 98° | 969 m | 22.2 mi |
| Cypress Mountain | NNW 339° | 894 m | 22.0 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | E 91° | 869 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hi Mountain Potrero | E 96° | 865 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 104° | 855 m | 18.2 mi |
| Gay Mountain | E 94° | 850 m | 14.3 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | NE 44° | 836 m | 8.7 mi |
| Black Butte | E 87° | 824 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:44 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:28 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 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, 5 mi away.
- coast live oak265 obs
- black sage174 obs
- Pacific poison oak173 obs
- Sea Otter165 obs
- chamise159 obs
- Morro Manzanita145 obs
- Toyon143 obs
- California sagebrush138 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/39371401
Day trips start here
- Los Osos · 1 mi
- Morro Bay · 5 mi
- San Luis Obispo · 9 mi
- Avila Beach · 10 mi
- Pismo Beach · 14 mi
- Atascadero · 15 mi
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