Mission Statement
Morro Bay Little Guards program provides kids ages 5-9 the opportunity to experience and learn about the ocean during a two week program in Morro Bay, California. MBLGs will participate in numerous individual and team games that will give them the skills, knowledge, and confidence to comfortably recreate at the beach and in the ocean for years to come.
Program information
Activities
We offer three hours of instruction per session and focus on team building exercises, fitness, education and aquatic safety.
- Recreation: Beach Games, Beach Flags, Boogie Boards, Swimming, Relays.
- Skill Building: CPR Skills, First Aid Skills, Water Rescues, Beach Operations.
- Education Beach and Ocean Hazards, Marine Life, Aquatic Ecosystem.
- Team Building: Activities designed to increase participation at both the individual and team level.
Location
The program is held on the south side of Morro Rock inside of the North Jetty, at the beach commonly referred to as Widdle Walls. There is a gate that keeps cars from driving up to the beach, so kids can be dropped off and picked up at the gate. A MBLG staff member will walk the kids into the beach location.
Driving Directions: Follow Coleman Drive towards Morro Rock, and keep going all the way to the locked gate. On your right will be Morro Rock and on your left will be the harbor entrance/south jetty.
In the picture below, Widdle Walls is the patch of beach on the bottom left and the gate drop off location is on the top right, just beneath the small words "Coleman Dr".
Staffing and Swimming
We maintain a ratio of 9:1 participants to staff during program operations.
Swimming skills and previous ocean experience are not required for MBLG participants!
What to Bring to the Beach
- Uniform (MBLG shirt/sweatshirt and shorts/pants)
- Swimsuit
- Wetsuit (full length 3/2 thickness with back-zip and no hood is recommended)
- Beach Towel
- Sunscreen
- Snack
- Footwear (flip-flops are fine)
Widdle Walls?
You might be asking yourself, "I thought that beach's name had a different spelling?" The answer is Yes... and No. We originally spelled it the "other way," and were kindly informed by our friends at the Morro Bay Harbor Patrol that actually the "other spelling" came from a misprint from the Tribune Newspaper in the 70s. The name "Widdle Walls" came from a local fisherman's young son, who called the little waves that wrap around the North Jetty "Little Walls" with an adorable young man's accent. We decided that we liked this name better and so have adopted it!
