As other Yelpers remarked, Anchor Memorial Park is not your typical park. It's a small area,…read morecontaining a memorial to the local fisherman that were lost at sea. Beautiful, quite powerful tribute. It's located on Embarcadero Street right next to the end of the waterfront shops and along the boardwalk walkway to the Morro Rock. Great view of the harbor and docked boats. There are two picnic tables and a bench. The bench is shaped like a surfboard and is dedicated to the memory of Donald B. Grant, a fisherman lost at sea in 1953. The memorial is a statute of a boat anchor with the statue's pedestal having the first initial and last name of the lost fisherman etched into it. The names are easily visible since they are engraved with a contrasting color onto the black background.

This is such a great little spot right on your walking path on the Embarcadero. The park has a…read morecouple of tables and benches to sit and enjoy the bay. It is also located close to several different eating places, so if you want to grab a bite to eat or a sweet treat and sit, this is the perfect stop. The giant anchor in the middle of the park has the names of fisherman who have been lost at sea over the years and reminds people that Morro Bay is and always will be a fishing community with a rich history of fishing.

When it's 108 degrees in the Central Valley, it's time to go "Cool" off along the California coast…read more My wife and I happened to attend an city event called (Art in the Park) in the City of Morro Bay. This event was held in a small neighborhood park (Morro Bay Park). Morro Bay Park was one of the first dedicated parks in the city of Morro Bay. Here you will find large open spaces, basketball court, play area with swing, slide, climbing structure, drinking fountain, restrooms, WWII Memorial Monument, and Morro Bay Transit bus stop. Overall a wonderful neighborhood park. Ideal for family gatherings and perfect for the City of Morro Bay's Special Events "Art in the Park & Holiday Tree Lighting Festivities". Enjoy !

While visiting Morro Bay we drove by this park a few times. The playground area looked great for…read moreour almost 2-year-old. We decided to head to the park one evening. The park had many homeless hanging around it. We proceeded to the playground area that was a hit for our daughter. While playing, the homeless started converging and one even came into the playground area that was separate from the rest of the park. She stared at us for a while and made a gesture of a gun, pointed it at us and walked back into the grassy area. We left shortly after as my wife was made very uncomfortable. Great little park. Not the greatest experience.

Its been a great park to go to with my daughter. The tall structure is great to climb and the…read moreslides are fun. The grassy hills are great for running around and being adjacent to the ranch property makes it fun to see cows. However, like every other park in Morro Bay it is falling apart and a slide is now closed. The spiral slide always scared me since the stairs don't seem safe since a kid could easily fall off. But still a fun park, I just with the parks department would do a fundraiser or something so our parks could be properly maintained and repaired.

I was visiting my friends, who live in Morro Bay. We decided to hit up Del Mar Park for their first…read morepickleball experience. Despite a busy morning and a wait to get on the court, everyone we met was incredibly friendly. We began in the beginners' court, but it turned out my friends were former tennis players who quickly adapted to the pickleball rules and techniques. So, we moved up to the intermediate middle court and had a fantastic time. The crowd, although a bit older, was warm and welcoming. We shared plenty of laughs, and my friends loved their first pickleball experience, planning to return the next time I visit Morro Bay. Although there were only three courts at the park, they were well-maintained. $1 per player. I can't wait to play pickleball with my buddies and these wonderful people in the community again.

Shamel Park is a community park in the coastal California town of Cambria nestled in the burbs…read morealong Moonstone Beach. It's a six acre park that has a large grassy field, kids play area, swimming pool, reserved picnic table area with a Santa Ana grill, individual picnic tables with smaller grills, gazebo, restrooms, and direct access to Moonstone Beach. There is no fee to use the park including the parking. When I dropped by recently in the summer, the grassy lawn was crunchy brown. I don't know the reasoning for the lack of irrigation. But it was open for folks to use still, some folks were playing soccer. The swimming pool was surprisingly smallish size for a community pool; it was covered up and not in use. Possibly closed just for the day. I'm sure the schedule is posted on the San Luis Obispo parks district website. The pool is next to the children's play area, gazebo, and restroom. The play area and picnic areas are shaded by beautiful old growth trees. This is one of my favorite beaches, in Cambria, due to the restroom situation and combo park and beach access. There are several walking beach access points from the park. But most I recall involve stairs. The stairs are not numerous but they're there. The beach has sleeper currents and strong riptides. So if you go into the water be careful especially since there are no lifeguards here. To the far right behind the restrooms is a ragged tag self made old dirt trail leading to the Santa Rosa creek where it connects to the beach.Beautiful views. Movie worthy cinematography scenes. Regarding the dog policy, dogs are not allowed on the beach. But they are allowed in the park, leashed that is.

This park is a fine place to stop if you want to let the kids or the dog out for a bit…read more Most of the grassy area was taken up by a large group of gentleman playing soccer while we were there but there is a small, unfenced area where you can let your dog off leash for a bit and let them relieve themselves. Most people kept their dogs on leash though Be careful though as it's close to the street and people go around the corner there much faster than I would like, especially for a residential neighborhood. The bathrooms were clean and there is a playground area for kids. You can also access the beach from this park. There is a pool are that was closed, so as busy as it was when we visited, I imagine it gets even busier.

Coleman Park in Morro Bay, CA, finally got a remodel. This iconic park sits near the impressive…read morebehemoth of Morro Rock. The remodel updated the play area equipment to be modern, safer. Gone are the steel swings that pinch fingers, and get toasty warm to the touch in hotter months. Gen X style. Restrooms were updated as well, The adjoining parking lot was restructured making the lot closer to the park and more accessible. The enclosed basketball court is still there. The historical marker of the First Filipinos in America moved closer to the three stacks and Embarcadero Street. The park is right along the coastal access walking path (which is ADA compliant, nice). The path connects from the waterfront (aka Embarcadero) to the Morro Rock. From the path, one side is the park and the other is directly next to the gentle harbor waters. When I was there, there were a couple of sea otters super close. They were lounging about eating. Providing quite a show.

A cute park, located on a path aside the bay, has a mini spiral slide, classic swings, and a…read moreface-to-face tandem swing. The playground flooring seems to be made with shock-absorbent, interlocking tiles. It has a small parking lot nearby, yet there is ample parking a short walk, both north and south. It's a perfect mini stop for little ones before or after fun north at Morro Rock Beach, exploration west at Morro Rock, or south on a harbor walk. My elementary school-aged kids spent approx 15-20 minutes here and did not want to leave.

The otters are absolutely cute. They are best viewed in T pier but can also be seen along the rest…read moreof the pier.

We came to check out the Black Hill Trail!…read more Parking lot is limited, but it's a great out and back trail. We took the exercise loop and went up black hill trail, and then took grove trail on the way back and linked back to exercise trail -back to parking lot. Bring hat and water- the trail is partially shady but gets really hot. Some breeze, great views up top! Caution: there's a lot of poison ivy lining the path- don't advise small children or pets on the trail.

What better way to celebrate the end of summer than to dedicate review No. 3,000 to Los Osos's…read moremagical Elfin Forest? There may very well be elves who live here, but the name refers to the rare pygmy oaks that very definitely do live here. If you're ever in or near Morro Bay or Los Osos, this is a place you should surely visit, so I don't want to spoil too much of the surprise for you. It's about more than the oaks, though. It's the view and the bay and the wetlands and the feel and sound of walking on a handcrafted boardwalk. And what a boardwalk it is! Because of this labor of love, visitors don't ruin any of the vegetation, and it has the added bonus of allowing wheelchair users to experience the Elfin Forest, although there are some caveats.* The only real problem, and it's not that bad, is that there aren't that many places to park. You can access the Elfin Forest from any of the numbered streets from 11th to 17th, north off of Santa Ysabel Avenue, just be aware that these are residential streets without sidewalks. There are places to park at the end of each street, although there aren't marked spots or stalls except for the accessible parking on 16th Street, and even that is limited. Once you park, just walk on the path north until you hit the boardwalk. The two highlights for me are the pygmy oak area with benches perfect for photos and Siena's View lookout point. Depending on when you come and how nice the weather is, there may be a lot of other people on the trail/boardwalk with you. Be polite, and be mindful that certain areas don't have much room to maneuver, so if you're slow or are blocking something, let people pass. The boardwalk makes a big loop. Most people seem to travel counterclockwise, but other than what I wrote below, there's no real reason for that. The loop is not particularly strenuous, although it's simultaneously deceptively short and deceptively long, somehow. Unless you're really taking your time and/or stopping quite frequently, the entire loop and side paths won't take even an hour. I'm sure many locals walk these trails as a mindfulness exercise or just to get their steps in in a beautiful bay-side setting. *If you or someone you are visiting with has limited mobility, especially if you use a wheelchair or power chair, you should park at 16th Street. This will give you direct access to the boardwalk from the parking area. (From the other streets, you need to walk through sand and dirt to get to the boardwalk.) Almost the entirety of the loop is on the boardwalk, but be advised that the route is nowhere near flat. Traveling counterclockwise around the oval (turning right when you reach it from the parking area) is probably best for those with limited mobility. It's steeper going downhill that way and might be very difficult for people going clockwise and trying to do that steeper part uphill.

There are a couple of ways to mozy about this place, but the main boardwalk loop is a nice starting…read morepoint. Two nice vistas and Rose's Grove (a sanctuary space in the pigmy oaks) offer a nice place to pause. There are also ample benches throughout the walk if you want to take a break, or just enjoy the adjacent flora and fauna. It's one of my regular trails when walking, early morning or late afternoon. Both the sunrises and sunsets are beautiful!

I really think this is one of the best kept secret parks in Atascadero. It is nestled near the…read moreChalk Mountain golf course. This park boasts two playgrounds, a water splash area for the kids, tennis courts and an awesome 18 hole disc golf course. There is a dog park as well for the furry family members. Shaded picnic tables for gatherings available. The only downside is there is often a large homeless population drinking in the park at the benches, however they keep to themselves. Come here with the kiddos or just enjoy a great round of disc golf!