Once you live in SLO County, everyone visits. This is the two-day wine country itinerary we hand to our own guests, with the shortcuts only locals know.

Where you sleep shapes what you think of the Central Coast. Here are the places we send visiting family, friends, and house-hunting clients, sorted by the kind of trip you are on.

Skip the generic top-ten list. This is the weekend in San Luis Obispo we would actually plan for friends, with a hike, the market, downtown, wine, and the beach in the right order.

The best days with visiting parents in San Luis Obispo County are slow, scenic, and easy on the knees. Here is how we plan them, from Hearst Castle to a Baywood sunset.