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FARMER’S MARKET
Cambria Farmers Market is every Friday 2:30 - 5:30 at 1000 Main St. in Cambria, CA.
BEACHCOMBING
Moonstone Beach in Cambria is covered with tiny, smooth semiprecious stones and there are tide pools teeming with life.
YEARLY EVENTS
• January – Annual Art & Wine Festival
• February – Western Dance Jamboree
• April – Annual Easter Egg Hunt
• June – Classic Car Show and Chili Cook-off • July – 4th of July Picnic in the Park
August — Annual Ollalieberry Festival
• September – Pinedorado Labor Day Parade and Car Show
• October – Scarecrow & Harvest Festival
• Dec – Holiday Craft Fair
For more events see www.cambriachamber.org
RECREATION
In addition to fishing, recreationalists will find surfing, windsurfing and swimming in the ocean along local beaches. There are many hiking trails in the area and
a historic walking tour of the village. Bicycles can be rented locally, and for
the golf enthusiast, there are wonderful courses nearby. Kayakers enjoy the waters along local beaches and kayaks can be rented in town. You can also watch the white clad lawn bowlers Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Joslyn Center on Main Street.
WINERIES
Visit Cambria’s local wine shops and tasting rooms, where you can taste many, varied and interesting wines from local wineries. Take a day tour of the more than 60 wineries and 200 vineyards
that dot the hillsides nearby. Or stay in town and save gas by visiting local wine tasting shops in Cambria - on Main Street and Burtin Drive.
HEARST CASTLE
Hearst Castle is open for tours all year except Thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Year’s Day. Four separate tours
are required to cover all of the 165
room estate. The Grand Rooms Tour is recommended for the first time visitor. In the Spring and Fall a special Evening Tour program is available. All tours begin at
the Castle’s Visitor Center located just off Highway One, six miles north of Cambria. Reservations are recommended. Tickets are available by calling 1-800-444-4445.
DAY USE PARKS
In Cambria, Leffingwell Landing, at the north end of Moonstone Beach Drive, offers magnificent coastline views, picnic tables, restrooms and beach access. Shamel Park, adjacent to Moonstone Beach on Windsor, has a large, protected grassy area, playground, horse shoe pit, picnic tables and BBQs for day use. The swimming pool is open in the summer. In San Simeon Cove, William R. Hearst State Beach has picnic areas, public restrooms, and a pier.
NITT WITT RIDGE
This unique home is an example of folk art architecture, listed on the National Register of Historic Landmarks. Built in 1928 by Art Beal, also known as Captain Nit Wit, Nit Wit Ridge has been featured in many national publications and on television. Located at 881 Hillcrest, take Cornwall off Main Street in the West Village to see it.
Local Cambria Activities
SANTA ROSA CREEK
Experience the giant 5-story tall screen and incredible digital surround sound, located at the Hearst Castle Visitor Center, six miles north of Cambria.
The theater shows “Hearst Castle, Building the Dream” and other features periodically. Call the theater at (805) 927- 6811 for more information.
FISHING
William R. Hearst State Beach, just 7 miles north of Cambria, has pier fishing and two fishing boats available for full
or half day trips. Winter whale watch excursions are also available. Rock and surf fishing is permitted along Moonstone Beach at various locations.
ROAD
Enjoy this idyllic country road lined with working cattle ranches, orchards and farms. For a scenic ride, take the Cambria to Cayucos loop which begins at Santa Rosa Creek Road, at the east end of Main Street in Cambria, crosses Highway 46 at midpoint and ends at Hwy. 1 in Cayucos.
OVERNIGHT
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
All along the main street and short side streets of both the East and West Villages, you will find charming gift shops, art galleries, antique malls, specialty shops, and fine restaurants– many of which have live music.
LOCAL THEATRE
Pewter Plough Playhouse, Main Street at Sheffield, West Village. For current attractions call (805) 927-3877 or visit www.pewterploughplayhouse.net .
ELEPHANT SEALS
Elephant seals can be seen on the beaches south of the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse, 12 miles north of Cambria. Birth and breeding season is at its peak in January and February, with pups being born and big guys fighting for breeding access. For more information call (805) 924-1628.
MARINE ANIMALS
Gray whales can be seen migrating south from late December to early February, and north during March and April. Excellent sites for whale watching include Leffingwell Landing and the park all along Moonstone Beach. Cambria is the southern gateway to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Just north on Hwy. 1, Elephant seals haul out along the beach to calve and mate.
THEATER
CAMPGROUNDS
San Simeon State Beach, just a few miles north of Cambria, has overnight spaces all year round. For reservations at State Parks call 1-800-444-7275.
GALLERIES, SHOPS AND
RESTAURANTS