Central Coast

California is a state that you could spend your whole life exploring and still never see all it's beauty.  Take the central coast, often forgotten between Socal and Norcal, it's natural beauty and slower way of life should not be missed.  From Southern California, it's roughly a 4 hour drive (on a good traffic day) to Santa Barbara.  Add another 90 minutes to San Louis Obispo (SLO).  The obvious for any of these places is the beach so we tried to focus on activities that may be overlooked.