SAN SIMEON
San Simeon’s natural bay provided San Luis Obispo County with its first seaport. Beginning with Mission San Miguel in 1797 and during the time of the Mexican rancheros, all goods were shipped in and out of the bay. By the 1860s a lively whaling village had grown around the bay and onto the point. William Randolph Hearst built a wharf and warehouses to support the construction of his castle on the hill in the 1920s. Today, Sebastian’s store and William R. Hearst State Park welcome visitors with tranquil beauty.

San Simeon Chamber of Commerce
805-927-3500
www.sansimeon-online.com