Local Things to Do in Baywood Park
There are lots of great things to do in Baywood Park. You can choose and participate for the below things in Baywood Park.
Sea Pines Golf Resort
The Sea Pines Golf Resort is a safe place for both those who love the game and those who simply want to relax. The resort has 44 rooms which all have outstanding views of both the golf course and of Morro Bay and are well equipped and newly redecorated. The Sea Pines Golf Resort offers both special golfing and horse backing riding packages.
Baywood Inn Bed and Breakfast
The Baywood Inn is a pleasant hospitable establishment that presents 18 different “living spaces” private rooms and guest suites for guests to choose from, each with a unique decor theme. Room rates include breakfast and an afternoon wine reception. The Inn is also exactly at the heart of two popular Los Osos events – both The June fest Carnival and Halloween Parade receive place right outside its doors!
Montana de Oro State park
Los Osos Valley Road directs exact into the state park. The park, well-liked for day visitors, has 50 primitive sites. The park is well-used with daily visitors throughout the year who go there to hike, picnic, fish, camp, surf, take a dip in the ocean or visit the tide pools. The park’s visitor center is located at Spooner’s Ranch House Museum above Spooner’s Cove. The cost to enter the park is free.
El Moro Elfin Forest
Situated next to the Morro Bay estuary in Los Osos-Baywood Park, the El Moro Elfin Forest is a 90-acre natural area owned by the California State and San Luis Obispo County Park. The area features vast tracts of native coast live oak as well as 150-foot high prehistoric dunes rising above southern Morro Bay. The region is also home to more than 200 species of plants, 22 species of mammals, 13 species of amphibians and reptiles, and 110 kinds of birds, many of which are endangered and rare. The forest can be explored by a 5-mile-long boardwalk loop that winds its way through the forest, allowing visitors to soak up the magnificent natural surroundings without damaging the environment.
Baywood Pier
The pier, at the intersection of 2nd Street and El Morro Ave., overlooks the shores of the Back Bay of Morro Bay. It is a quiet place to sit and enjoy the estuary. Grab something to eat and enjoy watching the many species of birds in the bay. The Los Osos Oaks State set aside Half-mile east of South Bay Boulevard on the south side of Los Osos Valley Road. The reserve has a simple one-mile trail throughout the “Pygmy Oaks”, which are dwarfed coast live oaks. The low canopy reserve is on the site where Chumash Indians once lived.
Sweet Springs Nature Preserve
Situated on the north end of Ramona Avenue between Broderon and 4th Street. The park is open from dawn to dusk and has trails that wander through the Monterey cypress and eucalyptus trees around two freshwater ponds and a salt marsh to the edge of Morro Bay. The preserve is managed by the Morro Coast Audubon Society. Monarch butterflies are plentiful in this preserve from late October to March.
Morro Bay Maritime Museum
The museum is a maritime interpretive center dedicated to showcasing naval military memorabilia with excellent exhibits of various naval equipment and vehicles such as a Coast Guard cutter and a deep-sea roving vehicle. The museum aims to create greater awareness and understanding of the maritime heritage of California. Designed by architect Jim Maul, the museum has an outdoor small craft display, an interpretive center, and a major 1,500-square-foot exhibition hall that is home to a variety of boat and vessel exhibits and interactive displays. Take your whole family and friends to visit this historic site!