Summer at the California coast delivers mild temperatures with the marine layer keeping towns like Cambria cool. Located a few hours from LA, Cambria is the perfect spot for a summer getaway for beach strolls, a visit to Hearst Castle and relaxing at a cozy reimagined hotel.
Stay
Oceanpoint Ranch
7200 Moonstone Beach Drive
Cambria
This country inspired hotel across from Moonstone Beach has new re-imagined ranch themed rooms complete with animal prints, vaulted wood ceilings, leather accents and their Cow Tipper restaurant offering delicious breakfast and brunch options. The hotel stretches across 9 seaside acres and includes cornhole and bocce ball lawn games and a private beach trail. They also offer movies on the lawn and nightly campfire s’mores.
The hotel offers a variety of special rates including a book early and save up to 15%, a special AAA Auto Club Rate and a senior AARP rate.
Explore
Cambria offers the Moonstone Beach Boardwalk; a 1.4 mile walk along beautiful Moonstone Beach offering scenic views. Guests can also go tidepooling at low tide to view sea creatures. There are also trails at Fiscalini Ranch Preserve featuring a network of trails high above the beach.
Head to the Tooth & Nail Tasting Room to sample Paso Robles red and white wines with affordable $25 tastings.
Cambria also offers one-of-a-kind retailers to and galleries for an afternoon of shopping and antiquing. Downtown is made up of the East and West villages.
If you arrive on a Friday, check out the local Cambria Farmer’s market with fresh fruit, vegetables and more every Friday from 2:30 to 5pm.
Head to Hearst Castle
Located a short 40-minute drive from the resort in San Simeon, Hearst Castle offers a glimpse into William Randolph Hearst’s huge castle built from 1919 to 1947. The site is now a museum filled with beautiful tile, antique furniture, paintings, rugs, sculptures and artwork and is surrounded by stunning grounds with beautiful views. Book a tour at htt
Dine
Linn’s Easy as Pie Café
4251 Bridge Street
Travellers with a sweet tooth will enjoy this pie shop featuring olallieberry pie and preserves, teas, honey and sauces.
Indigo Moon
1980 Main Street
This cozy restaurant offers beautiful al fresco dining on their patio as well as intimate indoor dining in small rooms. They offer delicious soups, salads, crab cakes, mac and cheese and fresh seafood, steaks, and a variety of very good pasta dishes.
Cow Tipper Restaurant
The hotel’s adjacent Cow Tipper restaurant is perfect for breakfast or lunch with wooden floors and long tables for bigger groups or intimate tables for two. Here you can enjoy Tooth & Nail wines, eggs benedict, skillet hash with chicken apple sausage and potatoes, a Wrangler breakfast burrito with eggs, beans, cheese and chipotle avocado cream, Bananas Foster French Toast, oatmeal, and other delicious dishes.
Book reservations for Oceanpoint Ranch at https://www.oceanpointranch.com.
