Morro Strand’s 84 sites run parallel to acres of open beach. Joe Johnston [email protected] The Central Coast State Parks Association has received a grant of $53,000 to keep Morro ...

With the Morro Strand State Beach campground facing possible closure July 1, discussions are under way to find a nonprofit that will help keep the 84-space facility open.

State Parks saw about 1,000 instances last year of people going inside the fenced areas at the Sandspit in Montana de Oro, Morro Strand State Beach and Villa Creek Beach.

The state combined Atascadero Beach and Morro Beach to the north in 1988 and renamed the entire stretch Morro Strand State Park. Navigating winding roads through canyons and steep grades, it still ...

State Parks says in 2023, there were around 1,000 reports of people going inside the fencing at the Sandspit in Montaña de Oro, Morro Strand State Beach, and Villa Creek Beach. Nesting season ...

If you’ve visited the beach in Morro Bay lately, you may have noticed oblong, translucent creatures washed up on the sand. They’re sea pickles, and beach-goers who visited Morro Strand State ...