Below are some resources that can help you find a place to walk, take a hike, or just enjoy nature. The books and the New Times listed below may be at your local library.
| Ideas/Sources for Local Walks & Hikes | |
| Source | Provides: |
| Prescription Trails, by SLO County Association of Parks and Recreation Administrators – go to www.slostateparks.com/prescriptiontrails | Walks within SLO County |
| Day Hikes Around San Luis Obispo, by Robert Stone | Paperback book that provides maps and local walks/hikes. |
| Top Trails California Central Cost, by Brian Milne | |
| Mountain Biking California’s Central Coast Best 100 Trails, by Delaine Fragnoli | |
| New Times – Available in the library and most businesses within SLO County | Weekly Newspaper that advertise Sierra Club and other walks/hikes for that week. Some of these hikes are docent lead. |
| Sierra Club web page (http://santalucia.sierraclub.org/SLOtrail.html) |
Advertises hikes and walks that are organized by the Sierra Club. |
| United States Forest Service - http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/maps/ |
There are hikes available on forest service lands. |
| California Department of Parks & Recreation – http://www.parks.ca.gov/parkindex/ | There are hikes available on State Park lands. |
| SLO County Parks and the Various Cities (see below) | Trails and walks in their area. |