Category:Has custom banner Pismo Beach (population 8,000 in 2020) is in San Luis Obispo County in the Central Coast region of California. It is part of the Five Cities Metropolitan Area which also includes Shell Beach (within the northern part of the Pismo Beach city limits), and Grover Beach, Oceano and Arroyo Grande, all to the south and south-east of Pismo Beach.

Get in

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Map of Pismo Beach

Get around

See

• 35.1294-120.63261 Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly GroveCategory:Has map markers (parking is off Highway 1 at the extreme southern end of the City of Pismo Beach, just south of North Beach Campground). Each year thousands of beautiful butterflies migrate to stay in Pismo Beach. Between 2010-2014 an average of 25,000 butterflies spent the winter in the grove. Butterflies arrive in the winter months, starting in late October and ending in February. Docents are onsite to answer questions.  (updated Oct 2015)

Do

• 35.1103-120.6311 Pismo BeachCategory:Has map markers. A fun place to go to the beach for all kinds of tourists. They offer beach bike rentals, surf board rentals, and ATV rentals for the Pismo Beach dunes.  
• Category:Do listing with no coordinatesPismo Beach Clam FestivalCategory:Has map markers. During the 1950s Pismo Beach billed itself as the "clam capital of the world", with clams so abundant that they were harvested with plows on the beach. Over-harvesting led to a massive decline, but the town still celebrates its yearly clam festival every year in mid-October. The weekend festival includes live music, a clam dig, clam bake, parade, chowder cook-off, and other festivities. (updated Oct 2015)

Buy

• Pismo Beach Premium Outlets Major shopping center.

Eat

• 35.140187-120.6424561 Splash CaféCategory:Has map markers, 197 Pomeroy Ave, ☏ +1 805-773-4653. Wildly famous clam chowder dive, with more awards to their name than Donald Trump has buildings. Burgers, chicken strips, and other assorted staples accompany the world-famous chowder. Perfect lunch spot. Get there early, or get in line.  
• Category:Eat listing with no coordinatesAda's Fish HouseCategory:Has map markers, 558 Price St, ☏ +1 805-556-3077. Su-Th 11:30AM-9:30PM, F Sa 11:30AM-10PM, Happy Hour everyday 3-6PM. Family-owned restaurant, boasting fresh fish and seafood in a relaxed atmosphere. Classic coastal dishes such as steamed clams, lobster rolls, specialties of Pacific Coast halibut, grilled swordfish, and seafood pasta. Features a mostly-local wine list and full bar. (updated Jul 2020)
• 35.14168-120.644962 Old West Cinnamon RollsCategory:Has map markers, 861 Dolliver St, ☏ +1 805 773-1428. 6:30AM–6PM daily. Known for their soft, buttery cinnamon rolls, which some people will drive hundreds of miles for, or stand in long lines to buy these. The plain cinnamon roll is their original (and the owner's favorite), and the most popular topping is cream cheese frosting. Other variations have nuts, bacon, or chocolate. In addition to thousands of cinnamon rolls each day, they also sell baking mixes and other souvenirs for home bakers. $4 coffee, $5 cinnamon roll; toppings extra.  (updated Sep 2024)

Drink

• Category:Drink listing with no coordinatesHot ShotsCategory:Has map markers, 250 Pomeroy Ave, ☏ +1 805-773-4542. Large family friendly pool hall. 

Sleep

• Category:Sleep listing with no coordinatesInn at the CoveCategory:Has map markers, 2651 Price St, ☏ +1 805-773-3511, fax: +1 805-773-0368.  
• Category:Sleep listing with no coordinatesShore Cliff LodgeCategory:Has map markers, 2555 Price St, ☏ +1 805-773-4671, toll-free: +1-800-441-8885, fax: +1 805-773-2341.  
• Category:Sleep listing with no coordinatesCottage Inn by the SeaCategory:Has map markers, 2351 Price St, toll-free: +1-888-440-8400. 93449. 
• Dolphin Bay Inn
• Category:Sleep listing with no coordinatesMotel 6Category:Has map markers, 860 4th St, ☏ +1 805-773-2665, fax: +1 805-773-0723.  
• Category:Sleep listing with no coordinatesOxford Suites Pismo BeachCategory:Has map markers, 651 Five Cities Dr, ☏ +1 805-773-3773.  
• 35.149-120.65151 Pismo Lighthouse SuitesCategory:Has map markers, 2411 Price Street, ☏ +1 805-773-2411, info@PismoLighthouseSuites.com. A family-friendly beachfront hotel, featuring an on-site spa. $129.  (updated Feb 2017)
• 35.137664-120.6299882 The Grove at Pismo BeachCategory:Has map markers, 230 Five Cities Dr (Off of 101 Fwy.), ☏ +1 805-773-1841. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Amenities include high quality furnishings, heated swimming pool, complimentary wireless internet access, free deluxe Continental breakfast, microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers, irons, hair dryers and satellite TV in every room. 100% non-smoking. $89.00.  
• Category:Sleep listing with no coordinatesSeaCrest ResortCategory:Has map markers, 2241 Price St, ☏ +1 805-773-4608.  
• Category:Sleep listing with no coordinatesSeaVenture Resort HotelCategory:Has map markers (on the beach), toll-free: +1-800-760-0664, fax: +1 805-773-0924, info@seaventure.com. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: noon. The SeaVenture offers upscale resort hotel amenities. There SeaVenture Restaurant is on site. 
• Category:Sleep listing with no coordinatesSpyglass InnCategory:Has map markers, 2705 Spyglass Dr, toll-free: +1-800-824-2612. Features include heated pool and spa, banquet facilities and a conference room for meetings, the Spyglass Restaurant, a heated ocean view deck, free parking, and complimentary high-speed wireless Internet. 
• The Cliffs

Go next

• Grover Beach, Oceano and Arroyo Grande to the south and south-east
• Avila Beach - Avila Beach is a small coastal community located seven miles northwest of Pismo Beach that offers a number of quaint inns, spas and resorts. Point San Luis, accessible via a scenic docent-led hike or by trolley, is home to a lighthouse that dates back to 1890 and is the only surviving Prairie Victorian on the West Coast. Visitors looking for relaxation can soak in nearby mineral hot springs or lounge on the sandy beach that gives the town its name.
• San Luis Obispo - 13 miles (20 km) north of Pismo Beach and almost exactly half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco, this small college town and its neighboring communities boast extraordinary resources for hiking, mountain biking, sea kayaking, swimming and surfing, outstanding natural beauty, a carefully preserved and thriving 19th-century downtown centered around a meticulously restored 18th-century mission, a small but thriving art gallery scene, and a large and growing collection of top-quality wineries.

Salinas ← San Luis Obispo ←	N  S	→ Grover Beach → Santa Barbara
Monterey ← San Luis Obispo ←	N  S	→ Grover Beach → Santa Barbara

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