Smoke from Big Sur drifting across San Luis Obispo County
CalCoastNews
August 29, 2026
If you stepped outside on the Central Coast this weekend and noticed the sky looking a little hazy, you weren't imagining things. Smoke from the Plaskett and Timber fires burning in the Big Sur area has been drifting south, settling over the north and coastal parts of San Luis Obispo County. It's a stark reminder that wildfire season is very much with us, even if our own hills are still green.
For those of us who love heading up Highway 1 for a weekend escape, this news hits close to home. The Plaskett Fire alone has already grown to over 8,200 acres, and the Timber Fire is well past 24,000 acres with containment still low. CalCoastNews has the latest numbers, and they're sobering. While our community isn't under immediate threat, the smoke is a good nudge to keep an eye on air quality and to be grateful for the firefighters working those steep, rugged slopes. Let's hope for some onshore flow to clear our skies soon.
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