Montana De Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef(Hazard Beach)

Located in the city of San Luis Obispo, Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef is a half-mile long, wide, and rocky beach that is a part of a state park named Montana de Oro State Park. Also known as Hazard Beach, Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef is considered one of the best destinations for tide pooling in California. 

Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef offers a couple of amenities including tide pools, trails, and a large dune structure on the south side of the beach. If you are looking for additional amenities, you can view Morro Rock from the northern end of the beach.

There are many fun activities at Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef including tide pooling, hiking, horseback riding, and beach walking.

To access Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef, drive south along Pecho Valley Road through the eucalyptus tree groves to find a free parking lot signed Hazard Canyon Parking on your right. You can walk six minutes north from the northern end of the parking lot along Hazard Reef Trail to get to Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef.

If you are looking for nearby attractions, there are many within a 30-minute drive of Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef. Situated on oceanfront bluffs, Dinosaurs Caves Park is 11 acres in size and features a lawn, playground, rock arch, tide pools, caves, and hiking trails. Central Coast Aquarium is a small non-profit aquarium that provides hands-on marine life educational programs and interactive experiences. If you like hot springs, Avila Hot Springs is a public swimming pool that was discovered in 1907 and offers a hot mineral soaking pool, a freshwater pool with slides, RVs, camping sites, and bike rentals. Another incredible attraction near Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef is Port San Luis Lighthouse, the only Prairie Victorian model lighthouse left on the west coast of the United States and is a fantastic place to click Instagram-worthy pictures.

If you get hungry, you can take a 15-minute drive from Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef to many nearby restaurants. The Italian restaurant Gennaro's Grill & Garden serves seafood, pasta, bread, desserts, and wines. If you like Asian food, Goshi | Japanese Restaurant features authentic Japanese dishes including sushi, unagi, soba, udon, and onigiri. Another good restaurant near Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef is Mistura, a Peruvian restaurant offering steaks, salads, entrees, desserts, beers, and cocktails.

If you are looking for a hotel near Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef, there are many options within a 25-minute drive. The 4-Star pet-friendly Mexican-style Avila La Fonda Hotel offers 28 incredible and spacious suites with a jacuzzi.  Avila Lighthouse Suites is an upscale 3-Star hotel featuring a pool, spa, miniature golf course, table tennis, and hiking tours.  If you are looking for a budget-friendly hotel near Montana de Oro State Park - Hazard Canyon Reef, San Luis Bay Inn has a pool, gym, and tennis courts.