Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
We Olive
FOOD
(
www.weolive.com/paso-robles
;
1311 Park St; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat, 11am-4pm Sun)
Step right up to the tasting bar to sample local growers' olive oils and fruit-infused balsam-
ic vinegars. Also in downtown San Luis Obispo.
Information
Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce
TOURIST INFORMATION
(
805-238-0506;
www.pasorobleschamber.com
;
1225 Park St;
8:30am-4:30pm, closed Sun Sep-
May)
Information and free winery maps.
Getting There & Away
Coast Starlight
trains head north to Salinas ($19, two hours) and Oakland ($30, 4¾ hours)
and south to Santa Barbara ($28, 4¼ hours) and LA ($41, 7½ hours). Several daily
Thruway buses link to more-frequent regional trains, including the
Pacific Surfliner
.
runs a few daily buses along Hwy 101 south to Santa Barbara ($57, 2¾ hours) and LA
($81, six hours) and north to San Francisco ($74, six hours) via Santa Cruz ($57, 3¼
hours).
Robles ($2.50, 70 minutes) hourly Monday to Friday, and a few times daily on weekends.
San Luis Obispo
Almost midway between LA and San Francisco, at the junction of Hwys 101 and 1, San
Luis Obispo is a popular overnight stop for road trippers. With no must-see attractions,
SLO might not seem to warrant much of your time. Even so, this low-key town has an en-
viably high quality of life - in fact, it has been named America's happiest city. CalPoly
university students inject a healthy dose of hubbub into the city's streets, bars and cafes