Pismo Beach Travel Blog

Pismo Beach Travel Blog

Welcome the Monarch Butterflies to Pismo Beach!

Come to Pismo Beach to welcome the Monarchs October 2017 through February 2018! The Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove is one of only five sites in the state that has counts of over 10,000. Each year thousands of vibrant orange and black Monarch Butterflies flock to Pismo Beach, seeking shelter…

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Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove Talks

» Daily : Monarch Butterfly Grove Talks The beautiful orange and black "fairy-like" Monarch Butterflies cluster by the thousands in the Eucalyptus trees, giving the appearance of golden leaves. Our Monarch Butterfly Grove is located on Highway 1 just south of the North Pismo State Beach Campground…

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Monarch Butterfly Season is Coming to a Close!

Another great Monarch Season is winding down. The last day for the docents trailer and their talks will be February 29th. There is still time to visit the Pismo Beach grove and interact with the docents , but you do have less than one week. if you cannot make it, we hope to see you this November…

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Monarch Butterfly Grove Update

Not too late to the see the Monarchs. The season is winding down for this year, but we still have 20,000+ Monarchs in the grove. They will be packing up by the end of the month. Last Saturday saw the California Western Monarch Day at the grove and was well attended. The Monarchs put on a great show…

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Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove Update

It is just mid-November and the Monarch count at the Butterfly Grove is already at 20,000. This is good news because the highest counts are usually seen towards the end of December. The highest count for last year was 24,000. That count was the second highest in the last 6 years. It will be very…

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California Western Monarch Day Celebration on Feb. 5, 2011

[caption id="attachment_836" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="California Western Monarch Day Celebration "] [/caption] Tomorrow is the California Western Monarch Day Celebration on Feb. 5, 2011 - 10:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m. Each year thousands of vibrant orange and black Monarch Butterflies flock…

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