With plenty of daylight remaining, we drove out to Los Olovos where we took East Bay Road to Morro Bay State Park and drove along the shore to the Natural History Museum and parked.
Morro Rock, now a California State Historic Landmark, is a 581 foot volcanic plug formed about 23 million years ago, located just offshore of Morro Bay at the entrance to the Morro Bay Harbor. A causeway connects it with the shore, effectively making it a tied island. The area around the base of Morro Rock can be visited. Every few years, someone tries to climb the rock and they are often caught since they usually cannot get down without assistance. Climbers risk more than fines or jail time as the rocks that form Morro Rock are loose and fall down regularly. The base of Morro Rock is littered with fallen boulders. It is home to nesting peregrine falcons and is part of a chain of nine volcanic peaks that extend from San Luis Obispo to Morro Bay known as the Nine Sisters.
There is a sand bar that starts over by Los Olovos and heads north to the harbor entrance.
The shore of Morro Bay. Next we drove through the town of Morro Bay then out onto the causeway to the north side of the rock.
The height of the surf was small compared to what Chris Parker had seen here.
Where Morro Rock meets the Pacific Ocean.
The apex.
Greenery on the north sidek. From here we drove around Morro Rock to the parking lot on the south side.
The mouth of Morro Harbor.
Looking south towards Los Olovos.
These signs surround Morro Rock.
Morro Rock.
Looking down the breakwater which was built from Morro Rock.
Looking north where Morro Rock meets the Pacific Ocean.
The sun broke through the clouds and lit up Morro Rock.
We drove back across the causeway and pulled off for one last picture.
Morro Harbour. We took California Highway 1 then stopped at a Burger King so I could get a hamburger before we returned to Motel 6 for the night.
