Our first major stopover on Day 1 of our Central Coast Trip was our beloved Montaña de Oro, and today we're sharing our latest travel story + itinerary, with a focus on the Montana de Oro tide pools! MONTANA DE ORO ITINERARY 9am: Leaving for Montaña de Oro! Since this was Day 1 of our trip up to Cambria for a long weekend, we didn't leave until about 9am. Which was fine because low tide…

If you only have a couple hours to spend here, we recommend you stick to the Montana de Oro Bluff Trail to maximize your time and get the best experience with each moment you have! In the autumn, we decided to do something a little crazy and drive 2.5 hours FOR THE DAY so this Crispy Apple-lovin Mama could pick at her favorite organic apple farm!😋 I'd done this myself the autumn previously with the…

Here I'm sharing our itinerary (plus Montana de Oro beach recommendations!) from our first trip to this state park, which was on the clearest, perfect, most gorgeous day ever—thus we fell in love FAST! 🥰 Thus, we've returned to Montaña de Oro almost too many times to count for a good dose of rejuvenation or when we've just needed an eyeful of stunning natural ocean beauty after living in California suburbs. 😊 (We share more…