4.1 KiB
4.1 KiB
Oct 3 (Sat) — Las Vegas → Morro Bay
Stay: Rockview Inn and Suites — Morro Bay · 1080 Market Ave · check-in from 3:00 PM PDT
All times are PDT.
Logistics
- Check out of Horseshoe and depart around 9:00 AM
- KT & VT fly LAS → Sofia at 2:23 PM PDT; arrive 2026-10-04 at 6:40 PM EEST, with 2 stops (flights)
- MS/LK drive to Morro Bay: about 417 miles / 8 hours baseline before stops and traffic
- All luggage remains in the car. Conceal bags before departure, keep valuables with MS/LK and avoid opening the trunk at stops
- 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
Recommended working route
- 9:00 AM Depart Horseshoe
- Around 11:00 AM Quick fuel/restroom stop near Barstow; Peggy Sue's and Calico were already visited on Sep 30
- 1:30–2:15 PM Lunch at Kohnen's Country Bakery, Tehachapi — German breads, sandwiches, soups and pastries; open 6:00 AM–6:00 PM today
- 2:30–2:45 PM Tehachapi Loop Overlook — brief railway-engineering viewpoint; if no train appears within about 10 minutes, continue
- Around 4:40 PM Blackwell's Corner — quick fuel, drinks and road snacks
- Around 5:20 PM James Dean Memorial Junction, Cholame — 10-minute roadside stop
- Continue by SR-46, US-101 and SR-41 to Morro Bay
- Around 6:50–7:15 PM Check in at Rockview Inn; dinner and a short Embarcadero/Morro Rock walk if energy remains
Alternatives — choose instead of adding everything
- Seven Magic Mountains: open with no reservation, near I-15 south of Las Vegas. Allow roughly 45–60 minutes including the detour and visit; use it only if an earlier Morro Bay arrival is not important
- Wool Growers, Bakersfield: more distinctive sit-down Basque lunch; Saturday lunch is 1:00–3:30 PM. Reserve a table and skip Tehachapi Loop to protect the arrival time
- Murray Family Farms Big Red Barn: farm-store fruit, pie and snacks beside SR-58; the store is open 8:00 AM–10:00 PM today. Use the store only—the October farm park would consume too much time
- Scenic coastal finish: after Cholame/Paso Robles, remain on SR-46 west to Highway 1, use only legal signed ocean-view pullouts, then drive south through Cayucos to Morro Bay. This adds about 45 minutes of driving. To reach the coast near the 6:44 PM sunset, skip Tehachapi Loop and Blackwell's Corner and leave Kohnen's by about 2:15 PM
Forecast checked this morning: Tehachapi around 84°F / 29°C, Bakersfield around 99°F / 37°C, and Morro Bay around 65°F / 18°C near arrival. Keep a layer accessible for the coast.
Addresses
| Place | Address | Map |
|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Las Vegas | 3645 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109 · +1 877-603-4390 | 36.11348, -115.16906 |
| Kohnen's Country Bakery | 125 W Tehachapi Blvd #D, Tehachapi, CA 93561 | search |
| Tehachapi Loop Overlook | Woodford–Tehachapi Road, Keene, CA | 35.19506, -118.53485 |
| Blackwell's Corner | SR-46 at SR-33, Lost Hills, CA | 35.61489, -119.86777 |
| James Dean Memorial Junction | 19215 CA-46, Cholame, CA | 35.72334, -120.29697 |
| Wool Growers | 620 E 19th St, Bakersfield, CA 93305 | search |
| Murray Family Farms Big Red Barn | 6700 General Beale Rd, Bakersfield, CA 93307 | search |
| Rockview Inn and Suites — Morro Bay | 1080 Market Ave, Morro Bay, CA 93442 | search |