Morro Rock and Morro Bay City Beach
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"It's a rock.."
it is cool to look at, but you can't climb it. Morro Bay Beach by the rock is probably my least favorite beach in the area. The town is beautiful, the rock is thrilling. The beach is just not that fun. I like the park at the opposite end of the embarcadero as it seems less windy and there are always jelly fish off the dock!
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"Great New Remodeled Boardwalk On The Water!"
Walking from the Embarcadero to Morro Rock is now SO easy! Now,you can push a stroller or let your kids ride a bike without the fear of them getting run over by a car! About halfway to the rock from the Embarcadero is a small park and skate park for older kiddos wanting to board. Our favorite area to stop is right before the rock at the waters edge, where there are always sea otters playing and eating.
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"Fun!"
This is a fun beach and park for a family outing. The beach is really nice and has lots of room for all the people that swarm to it on a nice day. If you like to surf, this is a fun spot when there is a good swell. There is a nice walking path along the water that is really kid friendly for a stroll.
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"Great place to see wildlife, enjoy the beach"
This is a great location. Morro Rock is a giant rock at the mouth of Morro Bay harbor entrance. You can walk out toward the breakwater and see waves crashing (don't get too close - people have died getting washed into the surf). On one side of the rock lies the harbor entrance, where fisherman, whale watching and sport fishing tours exit the bay and enter the Pacific Ocean. The other side of the harbor entrance is the tip of the sand spit, a long dune stretching out from Los Osos. A newly finished boardwalk connects this part of Morro Bay with the rest of the Embarcadero, with separate spaces for walking and biking. Along the walkway is a skate park and swing sets (Coleman park), and a small beach suitable for launching kayaks. A raft of otters can usually be seen hanging out here, as well as shore birds and pelicans fishing.
On the north side of Morro Rock is the Morro Bay City beach. The parking lot here is big and there are rest rooms and outdoor showers. In the summer months, there is a lifeguard on duty. This is a beach popular with surfers. There is a significant rip tide (signs are posted in the summer months). This beach offers great walking connecting to Morro Strand State beach, although there is a seasonal creek that must be forded in the winter. This beach is good at certain times for finding lots of sand dollars.
The Rock itself is a bird sanctuary and it is illegal to climb it. Still, it is a striking geological artifact, and the namesake of the town. It is the core of an extinct volcano and is one of a chain of mountains which begins below water in the ocean and continues inland through San Luis Obispo (Hollister Peak, Bishop's Peak, Islay Hill, etc.).
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