outdoors Tackle Warehouse 747 Buckley Rd. San Luis Obispo 800-300-4916 tacklewarehouse.com
Chalk Mountain 10000 El Bordo Rd. Atascadero 805-466-8848 chalkmountaingolf.com
San Simeon Pines Resort 7200 Moonstone Beach Dr. Cambria 805-927-4648
Virg’s Landing 1169 Market Ave. Morro Bay 805-772-1222 virgs.com
Dairy Creek 2990 Dairy Creek Rd. San Luis Obispo 805-471-6196 slocountyparks.com/facilities/dairycreek
Sea Pines Golf Resort 1930 Solano St. Los Osos 805-528-5252 x2 seapines.com/golf
cruises Bay Cruisers 845 Embarcadero Morro Bay 805-771-9337 baycruisers.com Captain Stew’s Bay Cruise 571 Embarcadero Morro Bay 805-995-3019 Central Coast Sailing Charters 3662 Avila Beach Dr. Avila Beach 805-540-4667 slosailing.com Seaweed Express 805-703-0397 avilabeachboatcharters.com
golfing
Hunter Ranch 4041 E Highway 46 Paso Robles 805-237-7444 hunterranchgolf.com Laguna Lake 11175 Los Osos Valley Rd. San Luis Obispo 805-781-7309 lagunalake.org Monarch Dunes 1606 Trilogy Pkwy. Nipomo 805-343-9459 monarchdunes.com Morro Bay 201 State Park Rd. Morro Bay 805-782-8060 Pismo State Beach 25 W. Grand Ave. Grover Beach 805-481-5215
Avila Beach Resort 6464 Avila Bay Dr. Avila Beach 805-595-4000 avilabeachresort.com Blacklake Resort 1490 Golf Course Ln. Nipomo 805-343-1214 blacklake.com Cypress Ridge 780 Cypress Ridge Pkwy. Arroyo Grande 805-474-7979 cypressridge.com
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| 101 WAYS TO PLAY ON THE CENTRAL COAST
hiking trails NORTH COAST Bluff Trail This level out and back hike passes tide pools and beaches along a picturesque rocky coastline in Montaña de Oro State Park. 1.2 - 3.4 miles Coon Creek This out and back hike ventures up a coastal canyon at the south end of Montaña de Oro State Park. 5 miles Cerro Alto This semi-loop bags the 2,624-foot summit of Cerro Alto, plus a scenic ridge south of the peak. 5.35 miles Cerro Cabrillo This tough out and back hike summits the highest mountain in Morro Bay State Park, a 911-foot member of
the Nine Sisters. 2.5 miles Eagle Rock This loop in El Chorro Regional Park climbs to Eagle Rock Viewpoint for an overview of the valley between SLO and Morro Bay. 2.4 miles Elfin Forest Natural Reserve This easy boardwalk loop explores a pygmy forest on the edge of Morro Bay. 1 mile Headlands Trail This gradual lollipop loop in Harmony Headlands State Park crosses a coastal valley to reach picturesque ocean bluffs on the rugged coast between Cayucos and Cambria. 4.5 miles Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve This short hikes explores a pygmy forest of coast live oaks, providing a shady level stroll on overlapping loops. 0.75 - 1.5 miles Hazard Canyon Reef This short hike descends an oceanfront ravine to a rocky shoreline graced with engaging tide pools. 1 mile Hazard Peak Trail This out and back hike in Montaña de Oro State Park ascends coastal ridges to a 1,076-foot summit with panoramic views. 6 miles Hazard Peak Islay Creek Loop This loop in Montaña de Oro State Park continues beyond Hazard Peak deeper into the Irish Hills before circling back to the coast on Islay Creek Trail. 9.2 miles Islay Creek This easy out and back hike in Montaña de Oro State Park follows a wide trail up a coastal canyon flanked by thousand-foot peaks, pass-