Mother Nature Network visits Morrow Bay State Park.
From the California State Park website:
Morro Bay State Park features lagoon and natural bay habitat. The bay’s most prominent landmark is Morro Rock. The park has opportunities for sailing, fishing, hiking, and bird watching. The park museum has exhibits that cover natural features and cultural history, Native American life, geology, and oceanography. The park also has a colorful marina and an 18-hole public golf course. On the bay’s northeast edge is a pristine saltwater marsh that supports a thriving bird population.
From the Mother Nature Network article:
On California’s central coast sits the idyllic beachside town of Morro Bay, and it’s here that visitors will find Morro Bay State Park. The 2,700-acre park covers grasslands, freshwater riparian habitat, saltwater marshes and coastal sage scrub habitat. Anyone interested in nature, geology and marine wildlife will want to add this scenic and pristine park to the list of must-see places.
Morro Rock is the bay’s most prominent landscape. The rock is a 23-million-year-old volcanic plug and is the smallest of nine that are found in the area. The volcanic plugs were formed when magma swelled up and then solidified inside softer rock, which later eroded away. The chain of nine volcanic plugs are called the Nine Sisters, and two of the nine — Black Hill and Cabrillo Peak — occur within the park. They are popular sites for hiking and enjoying panoramic views of the bay. Morro Rock is off-limits to people, and is home to several nesting bird species including the locally endangered peregrine falcon.
You can read the whole article HERE.
Find out more about Morro Bay State Park HERE.