Just across from Cal Poly's campus is Bishop Peak, the highest of the region’s nine rocky morros, or ancient volcanic mountains. At 1,559 feet, Bishop’s a favorite hike for many SLOcals and for rock-climbing aficionados, who take on routes with names like Civilized Evil. To get to the summit, you’ll have to scramble up some granite boulders, but the effort is worth it, with views of SLO, all the morros, and the Coast Range down to the ocean. Our advice: Start before noon—there's no shade—and bring water. It's 4.5 miles up and back.

With more than 8,000 acres of rugged coastal cliffs, nearby Montaña de Oro State Park is a playground for all kinds of outdoor-lovers. The “Mountain of Gold” lives up to its name along the 3.4-mile (round-trip) ocean-hugging hike on the Bluff Trail. (You can also cruise it on a two-wheeler.) Low tide offers opportunities for exploring the tidal pools at Spooner Cove. Picnic benches are welcome places to stop and smell the salty sea. Intermediate and advanced mountain bikers should check out the network of singletrack like the Ridge and East Boundary trails. The latter’s fun whoop-de-dos should put a smile on your face.

BONUS: Montaña de Oro is also your best camping option around San Luis. Make a reservation at one of the two environmental campsites (less than a .5-mile hike in), Badger Flat (Env. #3) or Deer Flat (Env. #4). Both are perched high up on a bluff, overlooking the blue Pacific. All for $15.

Directions to Bishop Peak: From downtown San Luis Obispo, head north on Santa Rosa St. (Highway 1). Turn left onto Highland Dr. and drive about 1 mile to the end of the road where the trail starts.

For a map and directions to Montaña de Oro, click here. For campground reservations, click here.

Mike's Bikes, the Bay Area's premier bike retailer, wants to help you find the answer to this summertime question: what's your bike personality?
This week's bike personality: The All-Purpose Adventurer.

You want it all: Rocky trails, gravel paths, and coastal bikeways. You like comfort and flexibility when riding the rolling hills in China Camp and think fat tires are perfect for a Sunday afternoon spin around Golden Gate Park. The sights, the sounds, the feeling of being in the woods on a bicycle is your cure-all for stress. Yes. You want it all.

Sound like you? You're "The All-Purpose Adventurer." And the Mike's Bikes ride for you: the Cannondale F6. This jack-of-all-trails can take on whatever you feel like throwing at it. Reliable and strong, the Cannondale F6 is also lightweight, with a Rock Shox suspension fork that gives you confidence taking on the singletrack in Marin or the wide fire roads at Wilder Ranch. And you'll love the lockout, allowing you to turn off the suspension on your way to the trail. Dependability is the name of the game with the Cannondale. So go ahead: take on any terrain. Double-dare.

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