Adventures with Nature Programs are guided walks and talks facilitated by California State Park Staff and Volunteers. All ages are welcome and encouraged to attend. These fun, free programs are exploratory in nature, revolving around cultural and natural resources in the coastal California State Parks in San Luis Obispo County. No dogs, please. Rain and/or inclement weather will cancel all outdoor events. For a full list of upcoming events, please check our event calendar. We do our best to keep this page up-to-date, but Adventures with Nature are subject to change, please check the official California State Parks website before attending.

Adventures with Nature
Guided Beach Walk at Morro Strand State Beach
Friday, September 5th 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Join California State Park Volunteer Sharon for a guided beach walk to discover what gets washed up along the sandy shoreline and compare the fresh items with those deposited earlier during high tide. Find and identify items left behind by the tide. Learn about how to identify these fun and fascinating items, such as shells, barnacles, seaweeds and more! Explore their relationship to each other and the sandy beach environment.
Meet at the tables next to the campground kiosk at Morro Strand State Beach, off Yerba Buena Street and Highway 1 in Morro Bay.
Wear closed toed sturdy shoes and sun protection; dress in layers for the coast and bring plenty of water. All ages welcome for this easy-paced walk, which includes moderately strenuous terrain with walking through soft sand.
1 mile; 2 hours
Rain or stormy weather will cancel.
BioBlitz at the Marina Peninsula
Tuesday, September 9th 10:00 – 11:00 AM
Celebrate California Biodiversity Week! Join us on a one-hour walk along the Marina Peninsula Trail in Morro Bay State Park. Along the way, we will identify and record the many plant and animal species we see using iNaturalist to celebrate California’s biodiversity. Please have the iNaturalist app downloaded onto your phone, be prepared to walk around .75 miles, and meet at the Eastern end of the Morro Bay State Park Marina at the Marina Peninsula Trailhead at 10:00 am for an easy walk along this ADA trail. Stormy weather will cancel this program.
BioBlitz at the Moonstone Beach Boardwalk
Friday, September 12th 10:30 AM -11:30 AM
Celebrate California Biodiversity Week! Join us on a one-hour walk along the Moonstone Beach Boardwalk. Along the way, we will identify and record the many plant and animal species we see using iNaturalist to celebrate California’s biodiversity. Please have the iNaturalist app downloaded onto your phone, be prepared to walk between 1 and 2 miles, and meet at the Santa Rosa Creek Parking Lot, located on the southern end of the Moonstone Beach Boardwalk at 10:30 am for an easy walk along this ADA trail. Stormy weather will cancel this program.
Guided Beach Walk at Morro Strand State Beach
Friday, September 19th 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
Join California State Park Volunteer Sharon for a guided beach walk to discover what gets washed up along the sandy shoreline and compare the fresh items with those deposited earlier during high tide. Find and identify items left behind by the tide. Learn about how to identify these fun and fascinating items, such as shells, barnacles, seaweeds and more! Explore their relationship to each other and the sandy beach environment.
Meet at the tables next to the campground kiosk at Morro Strand State Beach, off Yerba Buena Street and Highway 1 in Morro Bay.
Wear closed toed sturdy shoes and sun protection; dress in layers for the coast and bring plenty of water. All ages welcome for this easy-paced walk, which includes moderately strenuous terrain with walking through soft sand.
1 mile; 2 hours
Rain or stormy weather will cancel.