Hike San Simeon Point to Arroyo Laguna Beach; closest hike to Hearst Castle San Simeon California, very pretty country, my favorite hike.
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One of the most interesting coastal bluffs in the Hearst Castle San Simeon area is San Simeon Point to Arroyo Laguna Beach (Arroyo Laguna Beach Access). There is a large variety of landscapes and geological features along this hike; eucalyptus and Monterey Pine forests, coastal bluffs with beautiful sweeping ocean views, rough rocky beach areas with tide pools, sand dunes, and long stretches of pristine white sandy beach. Plenty of free parking is available at W.R. Hearst State Beach Day Use Area; hike west on the beach and look for the easiest path up the cliff past Hearst's Spanish styled warehouses on the Bluff and follow the seldom used road out to the end of San Simeon Point then follow the trail which skirts the coast; turn back if any time you want or hike all the way to the popular wind and kite surfing beach, Arroyo Laguna Beach or further if you choose. You could also reverse this hike and park in the dirt parking lot at Arroyo Laguna and hike back to San Simeon State Beach, either way you go you could end up having to wade the Arroyo Laguna Creek if it is close to the rainy season, usually you can find a dry strip down by the beach to cross.
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Trails for hiking the area close to Hearst Castle San Simeon are like this web page, currently under development, a work in progress, much of the coastal properties suitable for hiking in the area are newly acquired by the State of California and yet to be developed and marked; thirteen miles of coastline, 959 acres in all were added to the state park system in 2004 as part of the historic $95 million Hearst Ranch conservation deal. As the new California Coastal acquisitions are developed, turnstiles built, trail signage installed and such these web pages will be developed also; so please return for new information and new photos will be added here. In the meantime use and hike the coastal properties with respect; just observe and take pictures, leave the property like you find it.