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| Landmark #821 | San Luis Obispo County | Visited: January 16, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | Morro Rock is a 581-foot tall volcanic plug in Morro Bay! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: An important mariner’s navigational landfall for over three hundred years, Morro Reef was chronicled in the diaries of Portolá, Fr. CrespĂ, and Costanso in 1769, when they camped near this area on their trek to find Monterey. Sometimes called the “Gibraltar of the Pacific,” it is the last in the famous chain of nine peaks which start in the city of San Luis Obispo.
OTHER TIDBITS: The round shape of Morro Rock isn’t natural; it was made by years of quarrying to provide breakwater stones for Morro Bay! Luckily, quarrying has stopped because conservationists recognized the importance of the rock as a home for endangered peregrine falcons! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Located in city park, foot of Morro Rock On Embarcadero Rd 0.4 mi NW of Morro Bay, CA 93442 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~203mi (327km) — 3.4hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
