Santa Margarita Lake is a lake several miles southeast of the town of Santa Margarita in San Luis Obispo County, California. Santa Margarita Lake has plenty of wildlife and open space which makes for the perfect place to fish, hike, picnic or camp. The area is accessible to hikers, bicyclists and equestrians.

Soda Lake is a shallow, ephemeral, alkaline endorheic lake in the Carrizo Plain in southeastern San Luis Obispo County, California. The Soda Lake Watershed lies in the eastern portion of San Luis Obispo's North County region and includes the northern portion of the Carrizo National Monument.

Harmony is an unincorporated community located in San Luis Obispo County, California. It lies north of Cayucos and south of Cambria on SR 1, near the junction with SR 46. At a population of 18, Harmony is by far the tiniest town in The Land of SLO CAL. But a short stroll through this village reveals a big heart and even bigger history just waiting to be explored.

Oceano is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California. It sits at an elevation of 30 ft (9 m). The population was 7,183 at the 2020 census, down from 7,286 at the 2010 census. The Highway 1 coastal community of Oceano is home to the only beach in the whole entire state that you can drive on. Just a short hike away, you’ll discover a wonderland of untouched, undulating golden hills.

Garden Farms is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California. Garden Farms sits at an elevation of 955 feet (291 m). The 2020 United States census reported Garden Farms's population was 449, up from 386 in 2010. Garden Farms is a subdivision located between Santa Margarita and Atascadero, California.

Grover Beach is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, "the place where the tide lands and the rails meet." Sitting on over 2.25 square miles of land, the City of Grover Beach is home to over 14,000 residents.

San Miguel is a village and census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,336. San Miguel was founded by the Spanish in 1797. Today, San Miguel is a popular tourist destination, owing to its historic architecture and its local vineyards, as part of the Paso Robles wine region.

Paso Robles is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California. Located on the Salinas River approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of San Luis Obispo, the city is known for its hot springs, its abundance of wineries, its production of olive oil, almond orchards, and for playing host to the California Mid-State Fair. It had a population of 32,153 in 2019.

San Simeon is a village and Census-designated place[2] on the Pacific coast of San Luis Obispo County, California. A key feature of the area is Hearst Castle, a hilltop mansion built for William Randolph Hearst in the early 20th century that is now a tourist attraction. The area is also home to a large northern elephant seal rookery. It had a population of 445 in 2020.

Templeton is a census-designated placevin San Luis Obispo County, California. The population was 7,674 at the 2010 census, up from 4,687 at the 2000 census.