RV Camping on Pismo Beach
Pismo Beach, California, is rich in history with the Chumash Indians and European settlers such as Don Gaspar de Portola walking its shores. RV campsites in this area offer urban outfitters the same hideaways along the white sandy beaches, rolling dunes and Oceano preserve. With privately owned and state-funded RV resorts and campgrounds, Pismo Beach offers travelers an opportunity to vacation and explore local attractions such as the famous Pismo Beach Pier or the Monarch Butterfly Grove.
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Pismo Coast Village RV Resort
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Pismo Beach hosts two privately owned RV resorts, one of which is located right on the beach. Pismo Coast Village Resort provides more than 400 spaces with full hookups, picnic tables and fire rings. This pet-friendly resort includes a heated swimming pool, bike rentals, video arcade, miniature golf course, kids recreation department and clubhouse. Guests vacationing here find the same comforts of home with the fraction of the costs of staying in hotels. Restrooms, showers, a general store and on-site laundry facilities make staying at the Pismo Coast more comfortable than the tent camping experience for some individuals. In addition, the resort features an RV service and repair department for maintenance or upgrades.
Pismo Coast Village Resort
165 S. Dolliver St.
Pismo Beach, CA 93449
888-RV-BEACH
pismocoastvillage.com/
Holiday RV Park
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Some RV parks in Pismo Beach have more than 100 sites with full hookups for campers. Holiday RV Park, located just two blocks away from the beaches, offers its guests 195 full hook-up sites with complimentary Wi-Fi Internet access, cable television and kitchen facilities that include stove, microwave and refrigerator. Holiday RV Park provides its guests with a heated swimming pool and Jacuzzi in addition to the Magnolia Picnic Area, which features barbecue areas, fire pits, tables and benches. Located near Pismo Beach shops and restaurants guests can indulge in the local nightlife or enjoy fine dining at one of the nearby restaurants.
Holiday RV Park
100 S. Dolliver St.
Pismo Beach, CA 93449
800-272-3672
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Oceano Campsites
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Oceano Campsites at Pismo Beach State Park offer 82 campsites for both RVs and tents. The campgrounds offer water and electrical hookups with pull-through access and back-in sites. The year-round campsites, which are often shaded by tall trees, have picnic tables, grills, Wi-Fi service, flush toilets, showers, restrooms and water spigots. Some of the activities onsite include hiking and horseshoe pits.
Oceano Campsites
555 Pier Ave.
Oceano, CA 93445
805-473-7220
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area
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The sand dunes provide off-roading opportunities for campers. Some of the benefits to camping in Pismo Beach include the multitude of recreational activities along the 5 1/2-mile stretch known as Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. Visitors enjoy water activities such as fishing, swimming, paddle boarding and surfing. While on land, visitors can go horseback riding, hiking, biking or wildlife viewing in the many winding nature trails available. In addition, ATV riders can explore certain areas of the dunes.
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area
Nipomo, California 93444
parks.ca.gov/?page_id=406
Attractions
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The Pismo Beach Pier and Promenade, originally built in 1881 and then rebuilt again in 1924, stretches 1,370 feet with multiple fishing decks and fish-cleaning stations. Campers can take a leisurely walk to the pier for clamming opportunities, surf watching or relaxing. Bait and tackles supplies can also be purchased there. Some of common catches of the day include surfperch, jacksmelt, Pacific mackerel, jack mackerel, kingfish, sandfish, starry flounder and halibut. The 60-acre regional beach also includes sand volleyball courts and a children's play area.
Monarch Butterfly Grove
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The Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove is the largest in the state. Located in the North Pismo State Beach campgrounds, the Monarch Butterfly Grove, home to thousands of black-and-orange monarch butterflies, attracts numerous campers while they hike the many surrounding trails. The monarch butterflies flock to the grove between late October and February in order to avoid the cold winters of the north. It is California's largest monarch grove, averaging 25,000 butterflies as of 2010.
The Docent Trailer, a mobile information center, offers interpretive programs for its many visitors during the season. The trailer provides educational information regarding the monarchs migration, life cycle, eating patterns and natural habitat. Volunteers working out of the trailer offer daily informational walks between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
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- Photo Credit pismo beach image by jjsb88 from Fotolia.com rv image by Greg Pickens from Fotolia.com sandy beach image by alri from Fotolia.com monarch butterfly on flower image by David Sexton from Fotolia.com
