Santa Margarita Lake Regional Park and Natural Area
About
Santa Margarita Lake Regional Park and Natural Area is a county park in California managed by the County of San Luis Obispo, about 9 miles from the town of Santa Margarita. The most comfortable months for a visit are spring and fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in San Luis Obispo show May highs around 72°F with only a couple of wet days, and October highs near 78°F with about three wet days. Summer runs warmer, with highs around 80°F in August and September. Several trails start close by. Sapwi Trail is less than half a mile away, Falcon Trail is under a mile off, and Grey Pine Trail and Grey Pine Loop are both about 1.4 miles away. For fishing, Santa Margarita Lake Recreation Area is about 1.6 miles from the park.
Park size
5,758 acres
Inside this park
Location
Santa Margarita Lake Regional Park and Natural Area
California
Data source: padus local parks
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Year-round. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 64–80°F and lows of 44–55°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the San Luis Obispo Poly, CA weather station, 11 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.
- Jan65° high44° low
- Feb65° high44° low
- Mar67° high46° low
- Apr69° high47° low
- May72° high49° low
- Jun76° high52° low
- Jul78° high54° low
- Aug80° high55° low
- Sep80° high54° low
- Oct78° high52° low
- Nov71° high47° low
- Dec64° high44° low
Nearby
- Sapwi TrailHiking0.4 mi
Falcon TrailHikingPhoto: bilbord99, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.9 mi- Grey Pine TrailMountain biking1.4 mi
- Grey Pine LoopHikingPhoto: bilbord99, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)1.4 mi
- Santa Margarita Lake Recreation AreaLake fishing1.6 mi
- Rocky TrailMountain biking1.7 mi
- Blinn Ranch TrailHiking2.2 mi
- Artificial/Man-made WallsRock climbing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Santa Margarita Lake Regional Park and Natural Area
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° / 44°
9 wet
Feb
65° / 44°
9 wet
Mar
67° / 46°
8 wet
Apr
69° / 47°
4 wet
May
72° / 49°
2 wet
Jun
76° / 52°
1 wet
Jul
78° / 54°
0 wet
Aug
80° / 55°
0 wet
Sep
80° / 54°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 52°
3 wet
Nov
71° / 47°
5 wet
Dec
64° / 44°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at San Luis Obispo Poly, CA, 11.3 mi away at 308 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
