Pismo Beach Travel Blog

Pismo Beach Travel Blog

Beach Picnics

Beach Picnic Tips A Classic California summer calls for a picnic at the beach! Set the Scene: Use a shade umbrella or sun-tent for comfort and spread your picnic on a tablecloth on the sand. It's lighter than a blanket and easier to wash. Fun Finger Foods: Pack finger foods to avoid packing…

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Experience Romance in Pismo Beach

Conveniently located halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles with pristine beaches, oceanfront accommodations, downtown wine tasting, and seaport-inspired cuisine, Pismo Beach is the ideal setting for a romantic seaside rendezvous. Couples walk along the shore taking in exhilarating vistas of…

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Pismo Beach Guide & Mobile App

Planning the perfect day in Pismo Beach just got much easier! We’re excited to unveil the Pismo Beach Guide on our site with integrated mobile apps, an interactive way to map out everything you don’t want to miss in Pismo Beach. Designed with our partners at Visit Widget, this tool provides a new…

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Help for Fire Evacuees

[caption id="attachment_3059" align="aligncenter" width="570"] Photo by SloCoastPix [/caption] The Pismo Beach Community is very concerned about our friends throughout Southern California. At this time, many lodging partners and resorts are offering free and discounted stays for fire evacuees. Pismo…

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Monarch Butterfly Season 2016

The Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove is one of only five sites in the state that has counts over 10,000. Pismo Beach’s grove usually has the highest counts of any of the largest California overwintering sites. Each year thousands of vibrant orange and black Monarch Butterflies flock to Pismo…

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Fine Art in the Heart of Pismo Beach

One of the early surprises for Seaside Gallery owners Tom and Sherie Burgher when they acquired the business in 2008 was they discovered the gallery was better known in Fresno and Bakersfield than locally. They quickly modified the logo with the phrase “Fine Art in the Heart of Pismo Beach”…

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City to the Sea Half Marathon

City to the Sea Half Marathon on October 9, 2016 Get out your running shoes and prepare for the 20th annual City to the Sea point-to-point half marathon starting in San Luis Obispo and ending in the beautiful coastal town, Pismo Beach. Since 1995, the City to the Sea half-marathon race has been…

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Surfing for Hope Annual Longboard Contest & Family Fun Fair

The Surfing for Hope Annual Longboard Contest Weekend will take place from Friday September 30 through Saturday October 1, 2016, in Pismo Beach and Avila Beach. This event is designed to help inspire people challenged by cancer through the positive energy of surfing. The foundation believes that…

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