Estero Bay (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

for "Estuary") is a bay located on the Pacific Coast in

San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo County (), officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 282,424. The county seat is San Luis Obispo. Junípero Serra founded the Miss ...

, central

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

. It is about from its south end at Point Buchon/ Montana de Oro State Park, to its north end at Point Estero, which is about northwest of

Cayucos Cayucos (Spanish for "Canoe") is an unincorporated coastal town in San Luis Obispo County, California, along California State Route 1 between Cambria to the north and Morro Bay to the south. The population was 2,505 at the 2020 census, down f ...

. It is indented about into the California coast. Morro Bay, CA, jjron 23

Ecology

The

Morro Bay kangaroo rat The Morro Bay kangaroo rat, ''Dipodomys heermanni morroensis'', is endemic to San Luis Obispo County, California. This subspecies of “Heermann” kangaroo rat today lives only in a restricted 2 km area south of Morro Bay in San Luis ...

(''Dipodomys heermanni morroensis'' ) is endemic to the Baywood fine sands

habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species habitat can be seen as the physical ...

s surrounding Morro Bay. It is a federally listed endangered species and on the

IUCN Red List The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...

of Critically endangered species.

Morro Bay Morro Bay (''Morro'', Spanish for "Hill") is a seaside city in San Luis Obispo County, California. Located on the Central Coast of California, the city population was 10,757 as of the 2020 census, up from 10,234 at the 2010 census. The town ...

is located in the center of Estero Bay.

Features

Towns on the bay include

, Baywood Park-Los Osos, and

. For recreation beaches and parks are along the shore of the bay include: #

Morro Strand State Beach Morro Strand State Beach (formerly Atascadero State Beach) is a protected beach within California's state park system located in north Morro Bay along California State Route 1. Morro Strand is a popular coastal frontage park on Estero Bay ...

Morro Bay State Park Morro Bay State Park is a state park on the Morro Bay lagoon, in western San Luis Obispo County, on the Central Coast of California. On the lagoon's northeastern and eastern edges in the park, there are saltwater and brackish marshes that supp ...

# El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve — a 90-acre grove of 'pygmy oaks' ( Coast live oak (''Quercus agrifolia'' ). Located on the southeastern shore of Estero Bay in Los Osos. An oval wooden walkway loops around the forest, with viewing platforms.California State Parks of San Luis Obispo Coast: El Moro Elfin Forest
. accessed 5.25.2012 BlackHillMorroBayPanorama

References

External links

NOAA Nautical chart of Estero Bay http://www.charts.noaa.gov/OnLineViewer/18703.shtml {{Authority control Bays of California . Bodies of water of San Luis Obispo County, California Landforms of San Luis Obispo County, California

Ecology

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