Pacific Coast Wine Trail
Hearst Ranch Winery 442 SLO San Simeon Road * San Simeon, CA 93452 (805) 927-4100 * HearstRanchWinery.com Open Daily 11am-5pm: Black Hand Cellars 766 Main Street * CAmbria, CA 93428 (805) 927-9463 * BlackHandCellars.com Open Daily: Moonstone Cellars 801 Main Street * Cambria, CA 93428 (805) 927-9466 * MoonstoneCellars.com Open Daily 11am-5pm Twin Coyotes Winery 2020 Main Street * Cambria, CA 93428 (805) 927-9800 * TwinCoyotes.com Open Fri-Sat 12pm-6pm * Sun-Mon 12pm-5pm or by appt. Stolo Family Winery 3776 Santa Rosa Creek Road *...
Read MoreElephant Seals near Hearst Castle
The elephant seals are a sight to behold. Cambria, California is fortunate to host a colony of elephant seals approximately five miles north of the central coast’s famed landmark, Hearst Castle. It’s just a short drive up Highway 1 from our Cambria hotel, the Burton Inn, to see these beautiful marine mammals in action. It’s no wonder this is one of the most popular things to do in Cambria. You can spend hours watching the interaction between the alpha bulls, females, and their cute newborn pups. The Best Time to Visit the Elephant Seal Colony near Cambria,...
Read MoreFiscalini Ranch
Discover the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve, a beautiful ocean front bluff near our Cambria hotel. Fiscalini Ranch gives visitors and locals a place to admire the beauty of the central coast. As you meander the Fiscalini Ranch trail you will notice it is incredibly well maintained thanks to the efforts of the Friends of the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve. There are many benches to post up and admire the view. We actually have a couple that frequents the Burton Inn and they head on down to Fiscalini Ranch and read poems to one another. It’s quite a romantic place. Spring time is particularly...
Read MorePiedras Blancas Lighthouse
For all the lighthouse fanatics out there, this is one to add to your photo album collection of historical lighthouses around the country. There are almost 50 lighthouses in California and the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse is a must-see. It’s located very close to our Cambria hotel. Directions to Piedras Blancas Lighthouse from our Cambria Hotel It’s a quick 20 minute drive north on the Pacific Coast Highway to get to the lighthouse. You’ll simply hop on Highway 1 and travel 14.8 miles toward Big Sur while enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way. The lighthouse will be, of...
Read MoreWilliam Randolph Hearst Cove Hike
One of the most magical things to do in Cambria, California is to experience the great outdoors when visiting our Cambria hotel. The central coast offers incomparable beauty with rugged, undeveloped coastline and evergreen, oak, and cypress trees. My absolute favorite Cambria hike is to stroll around the William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach to admire the peaceful cove. Calling it a hike is a bit of an exaggeration. It’s more of an easy walk under a canopy of gorgeous trees. The William Randolph Hearst Memorial State Beach is just below Hearst Castle and only a 10 minute drive...
Read MoreHearst Castle Zebras
William Randolph Hearst’s building plans extended far beyond his castle walls. In addition to collecting eclectic architectural and antique treasures from many corners of the globe, Hearst also had a penchant for collecting exotic animals. He created one of the largest private zoos in the world at his ranch near San Simeon. The zoo was called The Hearst Garden of Comparative Zoology. William Randolph Hearst had white fallow deer, bears, lions, tigers, leopards, chimpanzees, swans, elephants, antelope, zebras, camels, llamas, kangaroos, ostriches, emus, sheep, oxen, giraffes, and yaks....
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