Montana del Oro
Activities Fishing Rock fishing at Hazards Canyon or rock/tide pool areas, using sandcrabs, sand fleas, salted anchovies, squids, and swimbaits as baits Surf fishing Hiking Beach area Geocaching Backpacking Guided tours Interpretive exhibits The interpretive garden south of the Ranch House identifies many of the park's plants Mountain biking 4.1 miles along Harzard Peak. Info can be found at MTB Project. Tide pool Crabbing? Someone met another person at Morro Bay Pier who used to go crabbing at Montana de Oro, but didn't find additional info. Reservations Through reserveamerica.com. Can be booked 2 days to 7 months in advance. It's a very popular campground and best to reserve early. Group camping for horse sites only. There are 3 types of family sites:
Standard, primitive: $25 for 8 people and up to 3 cars pit toilet, potable water via 5 spigots within the campground, fire ring with 1/2 grill along Islay Creek Environmental: $20 for 8 people and 2 cars need to hike in (1/4 mile for #1 & #2, 100 yards for #3 & #4) the sites are far away from each other pit toilet, no water Hike & bike: $5 Host at campsite #22 and has firewood for sale. Trailers count as vehicles. Camping check-in 2 pm, check-out 12 noon. Can use shower at Morro Bay if shown receipt.
Click HERE for park brochure and map from California State Park. Click HERE for campground map from California State Park.
Information website: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=592
Map Link (beta): https://www.google.com/maps?q=35.2576395,-120.8556366
Bookings: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=737