Morro Strand Campground in CA -- Campground & RV Camping
Morro Strand Campground in CA
CampgroundCA State Parks
2.4 mi from Morro Bay
Setting
Morro Strand State Beach stretches three miles along the central coast between Morro Bay and Cayucos, featuring over 70 campsites with fire rings and picnic tables overlooking Estero Bay. Terrain includes strand, dunes, dune wetlands, and tidepool communities with views of iconic Morro Rock. Water spigots and flush toilets serve each campsite, with TOKEN-operated showers at adjacent Morro Bay Campground plus RV sanitation and water-fill stations. Marine protected areas offshore attract surfers and fishers; nearby Museum of Natural History documents the area's natural and indigenous heritage. Summer brings ocean winds that keep temperatures about 30 degrees cooler than inland valleys.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Sits on broad, near-level ground.
- The coast lies 0.1 mi off.
- Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
- Dark Range Peak stands 1,995 ft above the map pin, 5.5 miles northeast.
Climate averages
October normals 51–75°F, 0.8″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 99 of 100.