Cerro Alto
- Jan–Dec
- best months
Is Cerro Alto open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 3 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.
Los Padres Fire Use and Firearm Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-00-26-05 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara Front Country Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-5406-01 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
West Cuesta Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Santa Lucia Ranger District · Order 05-07-53-24-19 · USFS · Santa Lucia Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Los Padres National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 1,000 ft
- Santa Lucia Ranger DistrictLos Padres National Forest
Cerro Alto is a Forest Service campground in the Santa Lucia Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California. The land is managed by the Forest Service, and the nearest town is Morro Bay, about 7 miles away. The weather here stays mild year-round, with no snow days recorded in any month. Late summer and early fall are the warmest stretch, with typical highs around 70 to 72°F and lows in the mid-50s from August through October. Those are typical averages from a nearby weather station in Morro Bay, which sits well below the campground, so temperatures at the site run cooler. Several trails start close by. The Cerro Alto Upper Trail is about 0.4 miles away, and the Canyon Trail and Ridgeline Trail are each within a mile. For more time on the water, Paso Robles Creek is about 8 miles off.
- Cerro Alto Upper TrailHiking0.4 mi
- Canyon TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Ridgeline TrailHiking0.9 mi
Cabrillo PeakRock climbingPhoto: Mike Baird from Morro Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.8 mi- Rock LandRock climbingPhoto: Mike Baird from Morro Bay, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.9 mi
- Park Ridge RockRock climbing7.1 mi
Morro Bay State Park CampgroundCampingPhoto: Tony Webster — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)7.3 mi- Paso Robles CreekCanoeing8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Cerro Alto
Best months: Year-round. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
65° / 46°
7 wet
Feb
65° / 48°
8 wet
Mar
66° / 49°
7 wet
Apr
67° / 49°
4 wet
May
67° / 52°
2 wet
Jun
66° / 54°
1 wet
Jul
67° / 56°
0 wet
Aug
70° / 57°
0 wet
Sep
72° / 56°
1 wet
Oct
72° / 54°
2 wet
Nov
69° / 50°
4 wet
Dec
65° / 46°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Morro Bay Fire Dept, CA, 7.1 mi away at 118 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
