San Simeon, California

San Luis Obispo County

06-68434

San Simeon is a resort and a CDP on the Pacific coast in San Luis Obispo County in the U.S. state of California, United States, with 462 inhabitants (as of 2010). The geographic coordinates are: 35.64 ° N, 121.19 ° West. The metropolitan area has a size of 2.0 km ².

The village is located on the California State Route 1, the Cabrillo Hwy, almost exactly halfway between the cities of Los Angeles to the south and San Francisco to the north; Both cities are about 370 miles away.

History

Before the colonization of California by the whites, the land belonged to the Chumash, which is approximately 10000-11000 BC settled on the coast near San Luis Obispo.

Attractions

The biggest tourist attraction is a large villa called Hearst Castle, built by William Randolph Hearst in the early 20th century. North of the village begins the picturesque coast of Big Sur.