The Wine Country Run in Paso Robles is a great race course! It winds through Central California's…read morebeautiful vineyards. I did my first half marathon ever here in 2009 and loved it (er...I loved finishing)! PROs: 1. Plenty of parking 2. Well organized. They have those little electric chips that attach to your shoes for accurate timing. 3. TONS of water and energy drink stands throughout the race 4. Great scenery 5. Plenty of bathrooms for those who get there early enough (will explain in Cons) 6. Plenty of water at the end of race 7. No rules about head sets. 8. Tons of participants so you'll never be alone on the course. 9. Photographers throughout the race so you can purchase pics later on if they are good (mine weren't). 10. Everyone is supportive and friendly at the finish line! CONs: 1. Long lines for bathrooms MINUTES before the races starts. Get there early because you WILL have to go. 2. Extremely steep (but short) hill right before the finish line. 3. The course is on a road so, at times, there are cars that you need to move aside for (on the brighter side, they distract you from the pain in your legs =D) 4. Takes a bit of time to drive into the parking lot due to the skinny road.

This year was my second time participating in this race. Last year I participated in the half…read moremarathon and this year I chose to be a participant in the 5K. Last year was a little a hectic since it started and ended at a local park and those logistics made it a little difficult This year, however, they held it at the CaliPaso winery. The atmosphere was fantastic this year because there was more than enough parking and it was spread out enough so that I did not feel like I was cramped. The course for the 5K was beautiful and I loved how it went through some vineyards. I also liked how we weren't too far into the city or busy streets. It was also nice to see the medals were in better shape, since my medal for the half from last year was falling apart right when we got it. We will definitely be back next year for it and I will be doing the 5K since I loved the course and the environment of that race!

(Half #9, 2015) Wine…read morecountry... Peaceful. Serene. Refreshingly scenic. Inescapably beautiful. Transcendent... While running along fields upon ever-growing fields, whether canopied with vineyards or blanketed with citrus orchards, you can't help but take your time, slow it down and soak it up, breathe deeply... The mustard flowers perched upon the roadside; an occasional, speckled cow minding more its breakfast than your intensions; and the horizon, blue and infinite... These runs require soul...yours. Enough music surrounding you, your earbuds will be fine this time left at home. Over 400 enthusiastic runners rallied in beautiful Paso Robles for its 12th Annual Half Marathon. They arrived not only from all over California, but from Nevada and Tennessee, Oregon and Colorado, Minnesota and Hawaii. They came from Arizona and Ohio and Utah and Washington, from Kansas and Virgina and Texas and Nebraska. Laced-up and eager, runners--ones also harboring deep appreciations for great-tasting California wines, I'm sure--embraced this event as not simply another run, but a vacation. Certainly, the fun wasn't ending upon the finish line. If you've ever been wine tasting around Paso, you'll understand. If you haven't, go. Besides the very cool medal--seriously, I cannot gather up enough!--wine glasses commemorating everyone's awesome achievements were awarded to all. Looks like, along with my medals, I'll be starting another collection! Great job, Paso! See you again next year!

This is an amazing event with 120 wineries. Splurge and get the VIP pass it's worth it! We got…read morethere at 11:30 and got our wine glasses and splash of red or sparkling wine. The VIP lounge was amazing! We had individual charcuterie cups to choose from. There was an amazing oyster bar from Morro Bay. The boys shucked 1000 oysters for us to enjoy. We had choices of two wine bar and a brewery. The next station was inside the building and it had lasagna tastings and froze with twenty other wineries. There was six outdoor sections with wine and food. My favorite was the Austin Hope ice cream and wine bar where they put olive oil and salt on the ice cream cups paired with our wine. I spun the wheel at Calcarious and won a pizza cutter and wine bag. Justin gave us pouring and a wristband for an after party. J Lohr gave us customized bandanas. The tuna tastings were delish! If you are to go to one wine event of the year this would be it! Amazing wine festival! Happy Yelping!

Once you buy the tickets to the Paso Wine Fest as I ordered with refund protection do not expect to…read moreget the refund! They make it so difficult to process and they require supporting documentation to accept your application for a refund on terms that they dictate only. If ill you must give them a doctors note supporting being sick in the application and fill out and drag in documents by browser only that are impossible to load along with complicated long Order Number. Terrible process and designed to be impossible to support and complete a refund. This refund policy is a NO Refund process. Buyer beware!!

This is an excellent park. The photos are from our second visit which happened to be in the evening…read morebut the ball fields were still well lit and full of players and supporters. There is lots of parking and clean bathrooms that are open late. The park is well manicured and taken care of. There are grassy areas, picnic tables and a water feature with ducks. Great for walking your dog or a picnic and there is also a playground for the kids. It's a little off the beaten path so it feels like a bit of a secret. I wish there was a park like this closer to where I am and I highly recommend stopping by if you are in the area.

I remember the family as a girl myself, that donated this beautiful property that is a bit run down…read moreregarding water fountains, foot pump for quick fill near the roofed area for celebrities at one end. Be sure to bring water and enjoy the quick walk around the pond. Very easy accessibility for old dogs, like mine got to be at 17 years old, he lost his hearing, had cataracts but loved this park overall. The grounds are well kept with plenty of signs warning, no dogs in the pond. Just birds and lost turtles exist in there. There is stocking of fish and derby's to enter for children, where maybe you can catch a tagged fish, win a prize, if you follow activities. I spent years helping staff medical, communications and volunteers for Soccer Tournaments to be legal and full of volunteers. The 4th of July, there is a loud speaker, but last year, in the handicapped section, there was Mexican Music in competition with the speaker and music supplied. This was at the field near the Iverson Way, lower road parking, lots of handicapped parking but as I tried to show a man claiming parking was full. I pulled in anyway and he allowed me in. There were a lot of empty handicapped available, as they added many signs, last year.

Pioneer Day is an event not to be missed. It occurs every year on the second Saturday in October…read more The parade in 2014 had 276 entries . The antique tractors are part of the parade some of them over 100 years old. And they are operational. there are many equestrian entries in the parade and they are top flight. They're marching bands from all over the county. There are people who travel hundreds of miles to be in this parade. Its marvelous. Then there is the free bean feed they cook hundreds of gallons of beans and give them all them away free . The tagline for the event is leave your wallet at home. The museums are open with so much history. They are free too. All in all a good day was had by all.

Awesome little fair! Concerts are always fun. A lot of fair food. Great atmosphere…read more *wish they had a quicker way through for prepaid tickets*

I'm fairly new to Paso Robles (a year), and it was my first time going to the famous Mid-State…read moreFair. Last year, it was 106+ degrees all-week, and I was like, no way. This year (or last night), was in the 80's and it cooled off nicely in the evening. So, I went. Well, I have lukewarm feelings about it. I like the small town and rural feel of it, a little bit cowboy. But I feel it is 90% overpriced crappy food vendors. Kinda what you want and expect from a fair, but still. My gal and I got in at 615pm, and perhaps the highlight would be the barnyard animals...and all that we saw were rabbits. Ugh. We didn't go for the music, as most people do, but on this night were the 60's band, Herman's Hermits. They did a few of their hits, and covers of others from that era. Good performers, but not my cup of tea. All in all, 2.5 hours and we had enough. Best part: parked at Lowes, and took a bus to/from. A beautiful clean bus at that.

Had an incident with the Paso Robles PD and because we weren't not locals they sided with the…read morelocal. One if the officers was rage baiting and making threats to instigate me. He was very unprofessional. Kept going on and on and wouldn't let it go even after the other party had left. He was arrogant and spoke down to me even though I was a woman twice his age. He felt he had something to prove and I definitely had a feeling he knew the other party personally.

My experience with the Paso Robles Police Department was that after an abusive altercation while…read moredisabled, newly pregnant, homeless, and fleeing domestic violence from an ex who was continuously violating multiple 10-year protection orders I sought safety and medical assistance but was instead criminalized into the judicial system creating a record preventing me from my job and basic safe housing needs options during a moment of crisis. I wasn't being helped by the county's public human services department despite asking for assistance multiple times over the past 5 years, which left me in a desperate situation. At the time, I was experiencing homelessness, severe trauma, health complications on top of disability's, and impaired judgment due to overwhelming circumstances. Rather than receiving protection or a trauma-informed response, I was treated as an offender. I was later personally contacted by a now resigned officer from this department abusing their authority to gain & take advantage of sexual relations with me during this time period of vulnerability