Estero Bay (California)

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Estero Bay (Spanish for "Estuary") is a bay located on the Pacific Coast in San Luis Obispo County, central California. It is about 15 miles from its south end at Point Buchon/Montana de Oro State Park, to its north end at Point Estero, which is about 5 miles northwest of Cayucos. It is indented about 5 miles into the California coast.

Ecology

The Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys heermanni morroensis ) is endemic to the Baywood fine sands habitats surrounding Morro Bay. It is a federally listed endangered species and on the IUCN Red List of Critically endangered species. Morro Bay is located in the center of Estero Bay.

Features

Towns on the bay include Morro Bay, Baywood Park-Los Osos, and Cayucos. For recreation beaches and parks are along the shore of the bay include:

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