California State Parks - Events & NoticesAugust 2010
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Information and Events for the Month of August

Morro Bay State Park Campground Service Reduction Information

Some camp sites will be closed based on camping demands. Campsites on reservation availability will be reduced roughly in half. (Campsites #87 through #117 will be closed, which includes five accessible campsites and two restrooms. Campsites #118 through #139 will be closed, which includes two accessible campsites and one restroom.)

Morro Bay Museum of Natural History

A visit to the Central Coast of California is not complete without a stop at the Museum of Natural History in Morro Bay State Park. The museum offers activities for all ages: nature walks, exhibits, lectures, puppet shows, videos, docent led tours and special events.

Visit the Chumash garden along the side of the museum and learn how the Chumash used native plants of this area in their daily lives.

The Museum of Natural History is within minutes of the Heron Rookery, Morro Bay State Park, Montaña de Oro State Park, the El Moro Elfin Forest and Audubon's Sweet Springs Nature Preserve. The museum overlooks Morro Bay which is both a State and National Estuary. The museum and gift shop are open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. Call 772-2694 for more information.

Summer Interpretation Dates
State Park Rangers and Topics

August 6        Jackson—The Birds of the Heron Rookery, 7:30 pm at the Morro Bay State Park Campfire Center

August 7        Browe—Peregrine Falcons, 11 am at the Museum of Natural History

August 14      White—The Wonders of Smuggler's Cove, 2 pm at Spooner's Cove in Montana de Oro, Los Osos

August 17      Wynns—Marine Mammals, 10 am, Morro Bay Campground

August 20      Rushworth—Creatures of the Night—Bats, time and place to be announced.

August 22      Sears—Mammal Encounters on Horseback, Montana de Oro, Los Osos, time to be announced.

August 27      Rushworth—Creatures of the Night—Bats, time and place to be announced.

August 29      Sears—Mammal Encounters on Horseback, Montana de Oro, Los Osos, time to be announced.

August 31      Wynns—Marine Mammals 10 am, Morro Bay Campground

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