Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area
No, camping is closed at Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area. Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area is a BLM unit in San Luis Obispo County, California.
Check current closures and fire restrictions for Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area on the managing agency's own page.
Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area map
Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.
Fire restrictions
Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.
Common questions
- No, camping is closed at Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area.
- No, dogs are not allowed at Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area.
- Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area is managed by the BLM's Central Coast Field Office.
- Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area's listed activities include Wildlife Viewing, Birding, Historic Site Visits, Photography, Guided Tours.
Camping at Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area
Camping closed
Getting there
- 6 miles from San Simeon , 40 miles from San Simeon
Visitor centers
- Piedras Blancas Light Station tour meeting point 16420 Cabrillo Highway, San Simeon, CA 93452 805-927-7361
Trails
- Piedras Blancas Light Station interpretive trail Guided-tour-only easy 1/2-mile walk among historic buildings and coastal habitat.
Public lands next to Piedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area
- BLM unitPiedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area lies inside California Coastal National Monument.
- State parkPiedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area borders Hearst San Simeon SHM, a state park.
- State parkPiedras Blancas Outstanding Natural Area borders Hearst San Simeon State Park.
Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.
- https://www.blm.gov/visit/piedras-blancas (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/piedras-blancas-light-station (accessed 2026-09-28)
- https://www.blm.gov/programs/national-conservation-lands/california/piedras-blancas/light-station-tours (accessed 2026-09-29)