San Luis Obispo is a hiking town with trailheads inside the city limits. These are the hikes we do most, what each one is good for, and where to live if you want them out your door.

Every town in San Luis Obispo County has a signature hike. This is our guide to the trails that define each one, so you can match a trailhead to a place to live.

The Morros are the volcanic peaks that define the skyline between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. Here is which ones you can hike, how, and what it is like to live at their feet.

Montaña de Oro is the wildest stretch of coast in San Luis Obispo County, and it sits at the end of a residential street in Los Osos. Here is how locals use it.

For some buyers the best amenity is a trailhead at the end of the street. Here is where SLO County homes sit closest to the trails and what living next to open space really involves.