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SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-12/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-08-14/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260814T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-14/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T110000
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CREATED:20260806T025318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T025318Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: Sweet Springs Habitat Walk with Morro Coast Audubon Society
DESCRIPTION:Audubon walks the habitats of Sweet Springs at low tide\nIn Los Osos\, across the back bay. Morro Coast Audubon Society leads a habitat walk through Sweet Springs Nature Preserve on Saturday\, August 15 from 9 to 11 AM\, with Faylla Chapman covering the preserve’s history and the plant communities that hold its bird habitat together. The route ends at the viewing platform over the back bay\, timed for low tide\, when the mudflats fill with feeding shorebirds and the platform becomes the best seat on the estuary. \nSweet Springs is the back bay’s pocket jewel\, freshwater ponds under Monterey pines opening onto the tidal flats\, and a walk that explains how the pieces fit (the springs\, the plants\, the tides\, the birds) turns a pretty stroll into a working understanding of why this small preserve punches so far above its size. Chapman’s history-plus-habitat framing is exactly the right lens for it. \nThe walk is free but you must request to register through the event link; registration questions go to fieldtrips@morrocoastaudubon.org\, and Audubon’s summer trips have been filling fast\, so reaching out early is wise. Flat\, easy walking throughout\, with layers advised for the marine-layer morning and binoculars welcome but not required. Street parking on Ramona Avenue serves the preserve entrance directly. \nFor more guided walks and Nearby Happenings around the estuary\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/sweet-springs-habitat-walk-august-15/
LOCATION:Sweet Springs Nature Preserve\, Los Osos\, CA\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,FREE,Guided Bird Walk,Nature Walk,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T103000
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at MB State Park
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Junior Ranger badges at Morro Bay State Park\nEvery Saturday morning\, California State Parks runs its Junior Ranger Program for kids 7 to 12 at Morro Bay State Park. Thirty-minute hands-on session tied to the park\, the estuary\, and the wildlife. Kids who complete the activity earn a Junior Ranger badge. \nMeet at the campground day-use area at the back of the campground. All children accompanied by an adult. Free parking along State Park Road. For more nights worth showing up for\, browse the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-state-park/2026-08-15/
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-15/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
UID:10005997-1787148000-1787151600@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-19/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260821T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260821T110000
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SUMMARY:Morro Rock Birding with Morro Coast Audubon
DESCRIPTION:Audubon leads a morning of birding at the base of Morro Rock\nIn Morro Bay. Morro Coast Audubon runs a Friday morning birding session at Morro Rock on August 21 from 9 to 11 AM\, free with advance registration and capped at 12 participants. The session works from the flat parking area at the Rock’s base\, which makes it fully ADA accessible\, no trail\, no climb\, just two hours of guided looking at one of the richest bird sites on the coast. \nThe Rock itself is the headline habitat: peregrine falcons nest on its faces\, and the harbor mouth below funnels in everything from pelicans and cormorants to loons\, grebes\, and the odd surprise the leaders live for. Late August adds early fall migrants to the resident cast\, and Audubon’s leaders are the kind who can turn a distant speck into a story. Binoculars help but loaners and shared scopes usually cover newcomers. \nRegistration is required through Morro Coast Audubon\, and with a 12-person cap\, the sessions fill. Dress in layers for a marine-layer morning at the harbor mouth\, where the wind finds you even in August. The parking lot at the base of the Rock is free. \nFor more bird walks and outdoor mornings around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/morro-rock-birding-audubon-august-21/
LOCATION:Morro Rock\, 200 Coleman Drive\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,FREE,Guided Bird Walk,Nature Walk,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260821T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260821T143000
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-08-21/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260821T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260821T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-21/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T110000
DTSTAMP:20260729T215355Z
CREATED:20260729T215355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260729T215355Z
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SUMMARY:Marina Boardwalk Bird Walk with Morro Coast Audubon
DESCRIPTION:An intermediate bird walk works the State Park marina boardwalk\nIn Morro Bay State Park. Morro Coast Audubon leads an intermediate-level bird walk along the State Park marina boardwalk on Saturday\, August 22 from 8 to 11 AM\, free with registration and limited to 12. The boardwalk is where the estuary meets the moorings\, and three hours of flat\, easy walking covers one of the most productive edges of the whole bay\, mudflats on one side\, marsh and eucalyptus on the other. \nThis one is pitched a notch up from the beginner sessions: the leaders ask for some field experience and an eBird account\, since the group logs its sightings as it goes. That makes it a genuine skills-building morning for birders ready to move past pointing and toward recording\, with scopes on the flats and the estuary’s late-summer shorebird traffic providing plenty to log. \nRegistration is required through Morro Coast Audubon and the dozen spots go quickly. An 8 AM start means marine-layer conditions on the water\, so layers and a warm hand around the coffee are standard kit. The marina parking area serves the boardwalk directly. The State Park day-use setting means heron rookery views are a bonus possibility on the walk in. \nFor more birding and estuary mornings around the bay\, see what is on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/marina-boardwalk-bird-walk-august-22/
LOCATION:Morro Bay State Park Marina\, 10 State Park Road\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,FREE,Guided Bird Walk,Nature Walk,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T103000
DTSTAMP:20260728T010027Z
CREATED:20260614T221951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T010027Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at MB State Park
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Junior Ranger badges at Morro Bay State Park\nEvery Saturday morning\, California State Parks runs its Junior Ranger Program for kids 7 to 12 at Morro Bay State Park. Thirty-minute hands-on session tied to the park\, the estuary\, and the wildlife. Kids who complete the activity earn a Junior Ranger badge. \nMeet at the campground day-use area at the back of the campground. All children accompanied by an adult. Free parking along State Park Road. For more nights worth showing up for\, browse the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-state-park/2026-08-22/
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260822T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-22/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260826T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260826T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-26/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260828T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260828T143000
DTSTAMP:20260614T220957Z
CREATED:20260614T220957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T220957Z
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SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-08-28/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260828T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260828T150000
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CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
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SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-28/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260829T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260829T103000
DTSTAMP:20260728T010027Z
CREATED:20260614T221951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T010027Z
UID:10006029-1787997600-1787999400@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at MB State Park
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Junior Ranger badges at Morro Bay State Park\nEvery Saturday morning\, California State Parks runs its Junior Ranger Program for kids 7 to 12 at Morro Bay State Park. Thirty-minute hands-on session tied to the park\, the estuary\, and the wildlife. Kids who complete the activity earn a Junior Ranger badge. \nMeet at the campground day-use area at the back of the campground. All children accompanied by an adult. Free parking along State Park Road. For more nights worth showing up for\, browse the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-state-park/2026-08-29/
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260829T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260829T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
UID:10006002-1788012000-1788015600@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-08-29/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260902T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
UID:10006003-1788357600-1788361200@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-09-02/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T143000
DTSTAMP:20260614T220957Z
CREATED:20260614T220957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260614T220957Z
UID:10006019-1788530400-1788532200@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at the Museum
DESCRIPTION:Friday Junior Ranger badges at the Morro Bay Museum\nEvery Friday afternoon at the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, kids ages 7 to 12 earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge through a fun craft or activity led by museum interpreters. Thirty minutes\, hands-on\, free. \nCan’t make Friday? The museum also offers a self-paced Junior Ranger booklet at the front desk anytime during museum hours. Work through the activities (museum\, estuary\, wildlife\, geology\, Chumash and Salinan cultural history)\, and bring it back to earn the badge. \nThe museum sits on the hill above the bay at 20 State Park Road with some of the best estuary views in town. Adult admission $3; kids 17 and under free. Meet on the ramp in front of the museum at 2 PM. See what else is on around Morro Bay on the event calendar. \nphoto credit: event website\, https://centralcoastparks.org/morro-bay-museum-of-natural-history-morro-bay-state-park/
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-museum/2026-09-04/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Museum of Natural History\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family Friendly,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260904T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
UID:10006004-1788530400-1788534000@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-09-04/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T103000
DTSTAMP:20260728T010027Z
CREATED:20260614T221951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T010027Z
UID:10006030-1788602400-1788604200@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Junior Ranger at MB State Park
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Junior Ranger badges at Morro Bay State Park\nEvery Saturday morning\, California State Parks runs its Junior Ranger Program for kids 7 to 12 at Morro Bay State Park. Thirty-minute hands-on session tied to the park\, the estuary\, and the wildlife. Kids who complete the activity earn a Junior Ranger badge. \nMeet at the campground day-use area at the back of the campground. All children accompanied by an adult. Free parking along State Park Road. For more nights worth showing up for\, browse the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/junior-ranger-morro-bay-state-park/2026-09-05/
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260905T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
UID:10006005-1788616800-1788620400@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-09-05/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260909T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260909T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
UID:10006006-1788962400-1788966000@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-09-09/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260911T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260911T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
UID:10006007-1789135200-1789138800@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-09-11/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260912T150000
DTSTAMP:20260703T172002Z
CREATED:20260614T220436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T172002Z
UID:10006008-1789221600-1789225200@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Nearby: MDO Junior Ranger at Spooner's Cove
DESCRIPTION:Earn a Junior Ranger badge at Spooner’s Cove\nIn Montaña de Oro State Park. Kids ages 7 to 12 can earn a California State Park Junior Ranger badge multiple days a week through the summer. Drop in from 2 to 3 PM at the Junior Ranger table at Spooner’s Cove\, across the street from the historic Spooner Ranch House. \nPick up a craft or activity\, work through it with help from a State Park interpreter\, and earn the badge. Free\, all children accompanied by an adult. Parking at Spooner’s Cove is free. \nPairs naturally with a half-day at the cove and the tidepools. For everything else worth your time around the bay\, check the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/mdo-junior-ranger-spooners-cove/2026-09-12/
LOCATION:Spooner’s Cove\, 3550 Pecho Valley Road\, Los Osos\, 93402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Family & Kids,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260920T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260920T120000
DTSTAMP:20260826T183246Z
CREATED:20260826T183246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T183246Z
UID:10009164-1789894800-1789905600@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Shorebirds for All: Morro Strand Bird Walk
DESCRIPTION:Morro Coast Audubon leads a free fall shorebird walk along Morro Strand\, open to every level.\nTimed to the fall migration\, this walk covers about two flat miles of Morro Strand\, past the pond and the Alva Paul Creek outflow where gulls and terns stack up around the freshwater\, then on toward North Point looking for rock sandpipers. The Revel team and Mike Bush lead\, and the trip is pitched at everyone from first-timers to gull obsessives; locals get their home beach re-explained\, visitors get the best possible introduction to it. \nWhere: Morro Strand State Beach\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Sunday\, September 20\, 2026\, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM\nWho: Morro Coast Audubon Society\nCost: Free; registration required\nGood to know: Spots are limited; request registration through the MCAS site and wait for email confirmation before planning on it \nMore Information \nThe migration only runs one direction; catch it\, then see what else the season carries on the Morro Bay events calendar. \nPhoto credit: MCAS website | “Fall Migrants feeding along Morro Strand [photo by Bob Revel]”
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/morro-strand-bird-walk-sep/
LOCATION:Morro Strand State Beach\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:FREE,Guided Bird Walk,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260924T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260924T150000
DTSTAMP:20260826T183951Z
CREATED:20260826T183951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T183951Z
UID:10009165-1790254800-1790262000@hellomorrobay.com
SUMMARY:Habitat Walk: Marina Boardwalk Salt Marsh
DESCRIPTION:Biologist Faylla Chapman leads a free salt marsh habitat walk from the Marina Boardwalk in Morro Bay State Park.\nA slow mile through the salt marsh and mudflats off the Marina Boardwalk\, focused on the estuary itself: how it formed\, how it keeps changing\, and how the marsh plants feed the migratory birds\, marine mammals\, and everything else that depends on this water. Flat\, boardwalk-friendly\, and open to all experience levels; it’s the back bay explained by someone who reads it fluently. \nWhere: Morro Bay State Park Marina\, State Park Road\, Morro Bay\nWhen: Thursday\, September 24\, 2026\, 1:00 to 3:00 PM\nWho: Morro Coast Audubon Society\nCost: Free; registration required\nGood to know: Small group; request registration through the MCAS site and wait for email confirmation \nMore Information \nUnderstanding the marsh changes every walk after it; where the next one leads is on the full Morro Bay events calendar. \nPhoto Credit: MCAS website | “Morro Bay Marina [photo by Robbie Revel]”
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/salt-marsh-habitat-walk-sep/
LOCATION:Morro Bay State Park Marina\, 10 State Park Road\, Morro Bay\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:FREE,Guided Bird Walk,Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270119
DTSTAMP:20260811T231007Z
CREATED:20260712T001045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T231007Z
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SUMMARY:Morro Bay Bird Festival 2027
DESCRIPTION:The Morro Bay Bird Festival returns for its 30th year on the estuary\nThe Morro Bay Bird Festival returns January 14 through 18\, 2027\, marking three decades of one of the West Coast’s premier birding events over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Built around the estuary that anchors the town ecologically\, the five-day festival brings together more than 230 field trips\, boat and kayak outings\, workshops\, master classes\, and keynote presentations\, drawing birders from across the country to a bay that sits squarely on the Pacific Flyway. \nThe setting is the whole point. Morro Bay’s 2\,300-acre estuary is a Globally Important Bird Area and a major Pacific Flyway stopover\, and more than 200 species turn up during festival week most years. The trip roster reaches well beyond the water\, too: estuary shorebirds and waterfowl\, raptors and grassland specialists out on the Carrizo Plain\, oak-woodland species inland\, and deep-water pelagics on the boat trips offshore. For a serious birder\, it is a rare chance to work multiple distinct habitats from a single home base in one long weekend. \nBeyond the field trips\, the festival runs workshops and master classes for every level\, from first-time birders learning to use binoculars to veterans sharpening identification skills\, plus three keynote speakers across the weekend. It is as much a community gathering as a birding event\, the kind of thing that fills local lodging and restaurants in the quiet heart of winter and has become a fixture of the Morro Bay calendar. \nRegistration opens at 8 AM Pacific on November 7\, 2026\, with a practice registration the week before\, and early check-in runs January 13 from 3 to 6 PM. Popular trips fill fast\, so planning ahead is essential. The detailed 2027 schedule posts online in September at morrobaybirdfestival.org. For more wildlife events\, birding outings\, and winter happenings around the bay\, see what is coming up on the event calendar.
URL:https://hellomorrobay.com/event/morro-bay-winter-bird-festival-2027/
LOCATION:Morro Bay Community Center\, 1001 Kennedy Way\, Morro Bay\, CA\, 93442\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoors,Wildlife & Birding
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