The Top 10 Natural Monuments around San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 10
beautiful natural monuments around San Luis Obispo. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
beautiful natural monuments around San Luis Obispo. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!
Last updated: December 9, 2025
Bishop Peak
Highlight • Summit
The views from the tallest peak of the Nine Sisters makes the effort worthwhile. You can see the chain of similar peaks along the Morro Bay.
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Los Osos Oaks State Natural Reserve
Highlight • Forest
Los Osos Oaks Nature Preserve features 90 acres of century-old dwarf oaks in a coastal dune landscape.
The oak trees, over 800 years old, have extraordinary gnarled roots, which spread …
The oak trees, over 800 years old, have extraordinary gnarled roots, which spread …
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Botanical
Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park
Botanical Gardens - should be considered for downhill for the most part - single track with rolling rocks, few challenging rocky areas to bike down and over in the narrow single track channel, and nice switch backs. Requires MTB.
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Cerro San Luis Summit
Highlight • Summit
Standing at 1,292 feet the summit of Cerro San Luis offers panoramic views of Bishop Peak and the rest of the SLO area. One of the Nine Sisters of volcanic peaks that run between Morro Bay and San Luis Obispo.
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Fossil Point rocks - Avila Beach
Highlight • Beach
At low tide it is possible to walk past the first rocks into two more coves and closer to the limestone cliffs jutting out into the Pacific Ocean
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