Molten Morros Campfire Program at Morro Bay State Park

State Parks tells the volcano story behind the Morros at a campfire program

In Morro Bay State Park. California State Parks hosts Molten Morros, a free, family-friendly campfire program about the volcanoes in our parks, on Sunday, August 9 from 8 to 8:45 PM at the Morro Bay State Park Campground Campfire Center. The subject could not be more local: the Morros themselves, the chain of peaks running from Morro Rock inland, are the remains of ancient volcanic activity, which means the campfire talk is about the very landmarks standing over the campfire.

The 45-minute format is built for families, a real ranger-led campfire program of the classic State Parks kind, short enough for young kids and timed so the evening ends before bedtime collapses. It is free to attend, and the campground setting adds the atmosphere no classroom can: dusk settling over the park, the smell of campfires, and the geology lesson happening on top of the geology.

The Campfire Center sits at the back of the campground’s Day Use area. Per State Parks, parking is free along State Park Road and in the Marina parking lot, just walk into the campground from there, while day use parking inside the campground runs $8. The park posted a map to the Campfire Center on its Instagram, which is also the place to check for any updates.

For more family programs and outdoor evenings around the bay, see what is coming up on the event calendar.