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4.7 KiB
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51 lines
4.7 KiB
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# Oct 3 (Sat) — Las Vegas → Morro Bay
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**Stay:** [Rockview Inn and Suites — Morro Bay](../bookings/stays/rockview-inn-morro-bay.md) · 1080 Market Ave · check-in from 3:00 PM PDT
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*All times are PDT.*
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## Logistics
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- Check out of Horseshoe and depart around **9:00 AM**
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- KT & VT fly LAS → Sofia at 2:23 PM PDT; arrive 2026-10-04 at 6:40 PM EEST, with 2 stops ([flights](../bookings/transport/flights-kt-vt.md))
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- Direct Las Vegas → Morro Bay: about **417 miles / 8 hours** baseline before stops and traffic
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- The recommended coastal route below is about **446 miles / 9 hours** of baseline driving
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- All luggage remains in the car. Conceal bags before departure, keep valuables with MS/LK and avoid opening the trunk at stops
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- Caltrans reported no restrictions on I-15, SR-58, SR-46 or SR-41 at **6:46 AM**; navigation and roadside signs control if conditions change
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## Recommended route — save the scenery for the coast
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- **9:00 AM** Depart Horseshoe
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- **Around 11:35 AM–12:20 PM** **Peggy Sue's 50's Diner**, Yermo — the roadside diner was skipped on Sep 30, so it remains a new stop; lunch, shake or pie and the movie-memorabilia interior
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- **12:20–5:10 PM** Continue toward Paso Robles with one brief fuel/restroom stop near Bakersfield
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- **Around 5:10–5:25 PM** Optional **Brown Butter Cookie Company**, Paso Robles — sea-salt cookies; open until 7:00 PM today. Skip if behind schedule
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- **5:25–6:15 PM** Follow SR-46 west through the Paso Robles vineyards toward Cambria; use only legal signed pullouts
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- **6:15–6:30 PM** **Moonstone Beach**, Cambria — brief car-adjacent ocean view only; sunset is around **6:44 PM**. Do not take the boardwalk while all trip luggage remains in the rental car
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- **6:30–7:10 PM** Highway 1 south through Cayucos to Morro Bay
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- **Around 7:10 PM** Check in and unload at Rockview Inn; then have dinner and walk the Embarcadero/Morro Rock area without luggage in the car
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If Paso Robles is reached after **5:45 PM**, skip the cookie and coastal detour: take US-101 south to Atascadero and SR-41 west directly to Morro Bay.
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## Genuine alternatives — choose one, not all
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- **Seven Magic Mountains:** colorful desert artwork near I-15 south of Las Vegas; open with no reservation. Adds roughly **50–60 minutes** including the detour and visit
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- **Red Rock Canyon State Park, California:** vivid desert cliffs and buttes 25 miles northeast of Mojave. A 30–45 minute roadside/viewpoint visit makes the day roughly **1½ hours longer** than the direct drive; better than the minor inland roadside stops, but it repeats the trip's desert scenery
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- **Wool Growers, Bakersfield:** traditional Basque lunch, more distinctive food than a bakery. Saturday lunch is **1:00–3:30 PM**; reserve and use it **instead of** Peggy Sue's
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- **Murray Family Farms Big Red Barn:** convenient fruit, pie and snacks beside SR-58. Use only the farm store; the October farm park would take too long in today's heat
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The Tehachapi railway overlook, Blackwell's Corner and the James Dean marker are no longer recommended stops. Forecast checked this morning: Bakersfield around **99°F / 37°C** and Morro Bay around **65°F / 18°C** near arrival. Keep a layer accessible for the coast.
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## Addresses
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| Place | Address | Map |
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| Horseshoe Las Vegas | 3645 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109 · +1 877-603-4390 | [36.11348, -115.16906](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=36.11348,-115.16906) |
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| Peggy Sue's 50's Diner | 35654 Yermo Rd, Yermo, CA 92398 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Peggy+Sue%27s+50%27s+Diner+Yermo) |
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| Brown Butter Cookie Company — Paso Robles | 801 12th St, Paso Robles, CA 93446 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Brown+Butter+Cookie+Company+Paso+Robles) |
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| Moonstone Beach | Moonstone Beach Dr, Cambria, CA 93428 | [35.57382, -121.11287](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=35.57382,-121.11287) |
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| Seven Magic Mountains | S Las Vegas Blvd, Sloan, NV | [35.83831, -115.27095](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=35.83831,-115.27095) |
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| Red Rock Canyon State Park | CA-14, Cantil, CA 93519 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Red+Rock+Canyon+State+Park+California) |
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| Wool Growers | 620 E 19th St, Bakersfield, CA 93305 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Wool+Growers+Restaurant+Bakersfield) |
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| Murray Family Farms Big Red Barn | 6700 General Beale Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93307 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Murray+Family+Farms+Big+Red+Barn) |
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| Rockview Inn and Suites — Morro Bay | 1080 Market Ave, Morro Bay, CA 93442 | [search](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Rockview+Inn+and+Suites+1080+Market+Ave+Morro+Bay+CA+93442) |
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