Baywood Park
Los Osos, CA
Baywood Park sits on the calm, estuary side of Morro Bay, with several overlooks along 3rd Street offering wide views across the water toward Morro Rock in the distance. It's a genuinely peaceful spot to watch the estuary's birdlife without the crowds of the more developed Morro Bay waterfront.
A genuinely peaceful bay view with real sunset potential, though it's a viewpoint rather than a beach to walk or swim at.
How we score beachesCome at sunset if you can, the view across the bay toward Morro Rock from these overlooks is one of the better sunset spots in the area.
Free parking is available near the overlooks.
A path leads from the street to the bay overlooks.
Dogs are welcome on leash along Baywood Park's bay front boardwalk and pier on the Morro Bay estuary.
Fall and winter bring the most birdlife to the estuary, while fog is common most mornings year round.
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