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Estero Bluffs State Park, Cayucos, CA

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Estero Bluffs State Park

A day-use coastal state park on the Central Coast, known for sea stacks, wetlands, low bluffs, and open views near Cayucos.

Estero Bluffs State Park Cayucos, CA 93430 · Cayucos, CA

About Estero Bluffs State Park

Estero Bluffs State Park sits along the Central Coast of California just north of Cayucos. Its landscape includes sea stacks, intertidal zones, marshes, low bluffs, and grassy coastal terraces, with several streams cutting through the property. The park is set aside to protect this scenic stretch and the wildlife that depends on it, including endangered birds such as the snowy plover. Visitors come for hiking, bird watching, wildlife viewing, fishing, sea kayaking, and surfing. Because the park is day-use only and has no restrooms or drinking water, visitors should plan ahead. Nearby Morro Bay State Park houses a Museum of Natural History that covers local nature and Native American history.

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