Top 7 trips from Santa Cruz to Morro Bay

Santa Cruz to Morro Bay
starting from Santa Cruz
5 minutes → Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
43 minutes → Salinas
1.5 hours → Pinnacles National Park
1 hour → King City
45 minutes → Paso Robles
37 minutes → Morro Bay







4 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Los Osos
starting from Santa Cruz
22 minutes → Monterey
1 hour → King City
1 hour → Villicana Winery
40 minutes → San Luis Obispo
18 minutes → Los Osos








4 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Cayucos
starting from Santa Cruz
22 minutes → Monterey
1 hour → King City
53 minutes → Hearst Castle Rd
45 minutes → Paso Robles
23 minutes → Cambria
26 minutes → Cayucos







4.5 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Los Osos via Big Sur
starting from Santa Cruz
25 minutes → Watsonville
17 minutes → Moss Landing
22 minutes → Monterey
27 minutes → Bixby Creek Bridge
17 minutes → Big Sur
37 minutes → Limekiln State Park
18 minutes → Treebones Resort
19 minutes → Ragged Point
18 minutes → Piedras Blancas Elephant Seals
23 minutes → Cambria
26 minutes → Morro Bay
5 minutes → Los Osos
4 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Cayucos via Big Sur
starting from Santa Cruz
25 minutes → Watsonville
17 minutes → Moss Landing
22 minutes → Monterey
27 minutes → Bixby Creek Bridge
17 minutes → Big Sur
24 minutes → Esalen
37 minutes → Limekiln State Park
18 minutes → Treebones Resort
19 minutes → Ragged Point
24 minutes → San Simeon
23 minutes → Harmony Cellars
24 minutes → Cayucos
4.5 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Morro Bay via Carmel By the Sea
starting from Santa Cruz
13 minutes → Capitola
25 minutes → Watsonville
17 minutes → Moss Landing
21 minutes → Seaside
20 minutes → Carmel By the Sea
1.5 hours → Pinnacles National Park
1 hour → King City
45 minutes → Paso Robles
40 minutes → San Luis Obispo
18 minutes → Morro Bay


5 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Morro Bay via Big Sur
starting from Santa Cruz
13 minutes → Capitola
25 minutes → Watsonville
17 minutes → Moss Landing
22 minutes → Monterey
27 minutes → Bixby Creek Bridge
17 minutes → Big Sur
22 minutes → Monterey
1.5 hours → Pinnacles National Park
1 hour → Re:Find
40 minutes → San Luis Obispo
18 minutes → Morro Bay

6.5 hours of driving

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Explore alternate routes from Santa Cruz to Morro Bay, or you can get reverse directions from Morro Bay to Santa Cruz. Don't forget to factor in the weather. You can check the road conditions from Santa Cruz to Morro Bay. Check out other stops like Big Sur, Monterey, Carmel, Carmel By the Sea, Cambria, San Simeon (California), Pacific Grove, San Juan Bautista, Moss Landing (California), Salinas, Carmel By the Sea, or Big Sur. Try starting your trip from Scotts Valley, Capitola, or Soquel (California). You can also change your destination to Cayucos, Los Osos (California), or Baywood-Los Osos.