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Cambria is a pleasant place, pretty much half-way between San Francisco and Los Angeles.  Being along Highway One, the area is very quiet except during the summer months.  Another advantage is that the area is almost inaccessible by pager or cell phone.  The town of Cambria -- first known as Slabtown -- was settled in the early 1860's and was an active center for shipping, mining, and ranching.

 PROPERTY  SAN SIMEON PINES
 ADDRESS

 P.O. BOX 117, SAN SIMEON, CA.  93452

AT MOONSTONE COVE, 5 MILES SOUTH OF SAN SIMEON (AND NORTH OF CAMBRIA) BETWEEN HIGHWAY ONE AND MOONSTONE BEACH DRIVE

 TELEPHONE  805.927.4648
 WEB  www.sspines.com

Another choice might be the El Rey Inn, just a motel on the inland side of Highway One, about five miles north.  The El Rey (805.927.3998) does, however, have nice rooms, a hot tub, and pool.  There is also an on-premises restaurant which is quite good.

WHEN TO GO AND HOW TO GET THERE:

  • 230 miles south of San Francisco and 230 miles north of Los Angeles, on Highway One
  • Go anytime but the summer months

 MAPQUEST: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=cambria&state=CA&zip=93452&country=us&level=5

 SAN SIMEON PINES":  "A Seaside Resort"
  • LOCATED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM SAN SIMEON BEACH STATE PARK
  • NEAR THE "WEST VILLAGE" SECTION OF CAMBRIA (NORTH OF THE MAIN PORTION OF CAMBRIA)
  • A SIMPLE MOTEL ON LUSH GROUNDS, IN A QUIET AREA

 

 MUDHOLE-RATING  
 quirk.pngquirk.png  QUIRKINESS
 Img30.pngImg30.pngImg30.png  ACCOMMODATIONS
 Img35.pngImg35.pngImg35.png  GOOD AREA FOOD 
 mud-3.pngmud-3.pngmud-3.pngmud-3.png  DIVERSIONS
 Img32.pngImg32.pngImg32.png  COST

Hearst Castle is six miles to the north and Cambria offers numerous bookstores, artist galleries, and restaurants.  The motel literature represents the on-premises holes have been dug by weasels, and wild turkey are also abundant.

 ATTRACTIONS
  • VIEW THE ELEPHANT SEALS SUNNING THEMSELVES ON BEACHES TO THE NORTH AT RAGGED POINT
  • HEARST CASTLES (4 DIFFERENT TOURS -- MAKE RESERVATIONS WELL IN ADVANCE:  800.444.4445).  WHILE THIS CAN BE VERY UGLY IN PEAK TOURIST SEASON, AT OTHER TIMES OF THE YEAR THIS CAN BE AN EXCEPTIONAL EVENT.
  • SHOOT POOL AT CAMOZZI'S
  • LINN'S BAKERY
  • CAMBRIA PINES BAR
  • TAKE A MOUNTAIN ROAD TO A DESERTED PICNIC LOCATION (FIND THE SIGN FOR THE "CAMBRIA ROCK & GRAVEL CO." -- THIS IS SAN SIMEON CREEK ROAD) -- THE ROAD TWISTS AND WINDS AND ULTIMATELY DEAD-ENDS.  IF IT IS STILL IN BUSINESS, CALL 'PICNIQUE IN THE PINES" AT 805.927.8727 TO HAVE THEM MAKE UP YOUR LUNCH FOR YOU
  • DINNER AT RAGGED POINT (805.927.5708)
  • DINNER AT SOW'S EAR (805.927.4865)

Other things to do in the area include side trips to Morrow Bay, San Luis Obispo, or Pismo Beach.  There is also a quiet beach area directly across Highway One from the entrance to the Hearst Castle grounds. 

 Img35.png  RESTAURANT RECOMMENDATIONS
  •    SOW'S EAR    

 

At Ragged point, north of San Simeon, are protected beaches overrun with elephant seals.  Calving is mid-December through mid-January.  The peak of the mating season on the beaches is Valentine's Day (no kidding).

 RESOURCES
  • HEARST CASTLE
  • CENTRAL COAST GUIDE
    • 805.927.1984
  • CAMBRIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    • 805.927.3624
  • SAN SIMEON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
    • 805.927.3500

finger1.pngWe last visited this property in March 2000, 2005, and 2006.  This location was visited several times earlier, with documentation verifying 1997.

 

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