Outdoors
Outdoors near San Luis Obispo
39 national forests, lakes, parks and campgrounds within reach, by activity.
Hiking
25 places · closest 11 mi
Cerro Alto Campground, Navajo Flats Campground and more
Best: year-round
Camping
27 places · closest 10 mi
Santa Margarita Lake, Cerro Alto Campground and more
Best: year-round
Fishing
8 places · closest 10 mi
Santa Margarita Lake, Cerro Alto Campground and more
Biking
21 places · closest 11 mi
Cerro Alto Campground, Turkey Flat Ohv Staging Area and more
Best: year-round
Horseback riding
15 places · closest 44 mi
Saucito Ranch, Wallace Creek and more
Best: year-round
Wildlife & birding
25 places · closest 10 mi
Santa Margarita Lake, Cerro Alto Campground and more
Swimming
5 places · closest 11 mi
Cerro Alto Campground, Ponderosa Campground and more
Best: June–October
Closer to home
Places come from Recreation.gov’s federal recreation database; distances are straight-line miles from downtown.