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Morro Bay State Park is a state park on the Morro Bay lagoon, in western San Luis Obispo County, on the Central Coast of California. On the lagoon's northeastern and eastern edges in the park, there are saltwater and brackish marshes that support thriving bird populations.
Morro Bay (Morro, Spanish for "Hill") [9] [10] [11] is a seaside city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast of California , the city population was 10,757 as of the 2020 census , up from 10,234 at the 2010 census .
The Morro Bay marine protected areas are near the communities of Morro Bay and Los Osos and adjoin Morro Bay State Park. Morro Rock is a 581-foot volcanic plug located just offshore from Morro Bay, at the entrance to Morro Bay Harbor. The Morro Bay SMRMA includes the area below mean high tide within Morro Bay east of the Morro Bay entrance ...
The Morro Bay State Park Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Morro Bay State Park, Morro Bay, California, United States, opened in 1962. The museum sits on a hill overlooking the Morro Bay estuary, midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, with a view of Morro Rock.
The slopes and peak of Cerro Cabrillo are popular with hikers and rock climbers, with trailheads in Morro Bay State Park. Its slopes support many chaparral and coastal sage scrub wild flowers, such as Deer Weed (Acmispon glaber), Soap plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum), and Chaparral checkerbloom (Sidalcea hickmanii).
There is a forest of Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) trees on Black Hill, called Fleming's Forest, planted by John Fleming, a park superintendent. Fleming was working on another project and ordered twice as many trees as he needed, thinking that he would not get his entire order. Nevertheless, he received it in full and used the surplus on Black ...
Morro Bay — the bay–lagoon area, and its surrounding Estero Bay geography, on the coast in San Luis Obispo County, central California For the city on the bay, see Morro Bay, California . Subcategories
The Elfin Forest Natural Area is a nature preserve protecting a unique plant community in Los Osos-Baywood Park, San Luis Obispo County, central California. [1] It consists of prehistoric sand dunes, rising 150 feet (46 m) above southern Morro Bay, on the north of Los Osos-Baywood Park. [2]