Cambria Manzanita Hike
June 7 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join us for a hike in the hills behind Cambria to see the rare Arroyo de La Cruz manzanita, Arctostaphylos cruzensis, as well as two other manzanita species. Initially, we will walk through tall grassland, then up into the Monterey Pine forest where we will spend most of our time. This is a 3-mile hike with a 400 ft. elevation gain taking 2.5 hours and located in the Cambria Pines Ecological Reserve. Afterwards, we can reconvene at Sandy’s Deli for lunch (location here), and browse the Friends of Fiscalini Ranch Preserve store next door.
The Arroyo de La Cruz manzanita has a CNPS rare plant status of 1B.2. Have you ever wondered what these rare plant rankings mean? Go to this link to find out how CNPS keeps track of the population status and threats to the over 6500 native plant species in the California. For a review of the discovery and various identifications of this prostrate local manzanita, go here.
An afternoon visit to Recurve Flats on the coast at Arroyo de la Cruz is possible as well.
Park along the edge of the road on Main Street, east of Cambria East Village, just west of the intersection of Main Street and Santa Rosa Creek Road (35.566529, -121.07626). Gather in the parking lot of the old Santa Rosa School House.
For carpooling from the City of San Luis Obispo area, meet in the Santa Rosa Park parking lot at 9:00 am (35.289435, -120.665545).
Bring water, snacks, sunscreen, hat, sturdy shoes, and dress in layers for changing weather. A plant list for Cambria can be found on our website here. There are no bathroom facilities along the hike route. Rain or threat of rain cancel or postpone this trip.
Please register and sign a liability waiver at the link below for this event.