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Hearst San Simeon State Park
(805) 927-2010 or (805) 927-2035. Campsites available.
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| William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach in Hearst San Simeon State Park in San Simeon, California |
●William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach
On Hwy. 1, across from Hearst Castle. Daily dawn-dusk. Free. Dogs ok.
In addition to having a nice, uncrowded swimming beach, the William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach park offers picnic tables, barbecue grills, and a 1,000-foot-long fishing pier built in 1878 (no license is required to fish from the pier). The historic town of San Simeon is here, and a vintage one-room schoolhouse can be viewed from afar. A vista point provides a good spot for whale watching; bring binoculars.
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| pier at William Randolph Hearst Memorial Beach in Hearst San Simeon State Park in San Simeon, California |
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| one-room schoolhouse at Hearst San Simeon State Park in San Simeon, California |
Coastal Discovery Center at San Simeon Bay
(805) 927-6575. F-Sun, 10-4 in fall/winter, 11-5 in spring/summer. Free.
The Coastal Discovery Centre at San Simeon Bay is operated by the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Exhibits include live rainbow trout, a talking tide pool sculpture, and video voyages out to the deep sea.
See also
Santa Rosa Creek Preserve section in Cambria
2020 pandemic update: Walk-in campsites and museum are closed. When I visited, this area had very few tourists.
More information about the Highway 1 Discovery Route.
More ideas for exploring Northern California.
images ©2020 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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