With plenty of daylight left 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 in the parking lot there. We got out of our rental car and started to take pictures.
Morro Rock, a 581 foo volcanic plug located just off-shore of Morro Bay, California at the entrance to the Morro Bay Harbor and 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. 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.
There is a sand bar that starts over by Los Olovos and heads north to the harbor entrance.
View of the shore of Morro Bay. Next we drove through the town of Morro Bay then out onto the causeway to the north side of Morro Rock. We parked and got out of the rental car and took some more pictures.
The height of the surf was small compared to what Chris Parker had seen here.
Where Morro Rock meets the Pacific Ocean.
The top of Morro Rock.
Green growth on the north side of Morro Rock. 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.
Views of 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 of Morro Rock.
A view of Morro Harbor. From here we took California Highway 1 then stopped at a Burger King to get me a hamburger before we returned to the Motel 6 for the night.
