Popular with picnickers, the park contains an imaginative play area for children. The California Department of Boating and Waterways helped fund this park. Museum of Natural History. The museum maintains interpretive exhibits about the geology, archaeology and ecology of Morro Bay and the surrounding area. Knowledgeable docents lead walks, extending the interactive experience to the outdoors.
Visitors can spot mortar holes made by the native Chumash people in the rocks near the museum.
Visit the Museum web site Elfin Forest Natural Preserve. This preserve, split between Morro Bay State Park and the County of San Luis Obispo, was created largely through the efforts of Small Wilderness Area Preservation. It protects extremely rare coastal dune scrub habitat and a forest of diminutive oak trees. A boardwalk trail overlooking the bay has spectacular views and is popular with bird watchers. Visit the Elfin Forest web site Sweet Springs Nature Preserve.