Pismo State Beach

San Luis Obispo County, Central Coast, California · State Beach

A 17-mile stretch of coastline along California's Central Coast spanning Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, and Oceano, offering camping, swimming, surf fishing, dunes, and a famous monarch butterfly overwintering grove.

Campgrounds

• Oceano Camp (sites 1-42) — Year-round · 42 sites · reserve
• Oceano Camp (sites 43-82) — Year-round · 40 sites · reserve
• North Beach Campground — Year-round · 94 tent sites · reserve

Top trails

• Monarch Butterfly Grove and Meadow Creek Trail — 1.3 mi loop
• 5 Cities Coast Walk — 7.4 mi one way
• CCT Beach Route — 2.8 mi
• Grand Dunes Trail — 1.6 mi one way
• Guiton Trail — 0.7 mi one way

Coordinates: 35.1222, -120.6339.

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