Bishop Peak — Local services in San Luis Obispo

If you start from Highland Drive and Brittany Circle, parking may be hard to come by on the weekends, as the small road leading up to the trailhead doesn't leave much room and can become cramped for space.

It has an easy entrance shaded by trees that opens up into the hike after less than a quarter mile. From then the elevation climbs through switchbacks with opportunities for rock climbing throughout. There are offshoot trails that both lead to said climbing walls and at least one that can take you off the main trail but still put you at the summit in reasonable time. This place will be busy, especially if you go on the weekends, so expect to make room for people coming down the hill. Definitely a fun hike, water is necessary and the elevation can easily leave you winded if you're pushing the pace. Lizards and bugs can be seen to the sides of the trail going up, as well as some deer at the base in the trees. Views at the top are great, you can see the entirety of SLO including Cal Poly and the Airport. Will be...

There are 2 entrances, but to get a better workout from the hike I'd suggest coming up the Foothill entrance. The first part of the hike is a little steep and boring since you're only surrounded by brush and you're literally going straight and uphill, but after that it's a little more fun. The rest of the hike has multiple switchbacks, and parts of it involve climbing rocks to get to the top. The view from up top is so nice too...you can see all of SLO county. It takes about an hour to get to the top and obviously much quicker getting down. Also, there aren't that many shaded areas, so I'd suggest going early in the morning or bringing...

Supurb resource for hiking and climbing centrally located in one of the most infantile vacuous communities I've ever been in. I've been working on rappelling and self rescue, will be transitioning more and more into climbing. I do everything Solo, I'm not interested in child development. This is City, Public Property. Don't come up on me and act like you own the place, how are you bring descriminated against? You have some sort of problem? take the children and little doggies somewhere else, you should have been...