Women are booking more trips with each other than they used to. Not weddings, not bachelorette weekends with a schedule and a theme, just a group of friends deciding to be somewhere together for a few days.
Inland is roasting. Pismo Beach isn’t. While the valley climbs past 100, the coast is sitting in the 70s with a breeze off the water, which is the whole reason this town has been a summer escape for a century.
Taste Edna Valley, Santa Ynez, and Santa Maria wines side by side at Shell Beach Food & Wine on August 29 in Pismo Beach. Here’s how to make a wine-country weekend of it.
Far too many people treat Pismo Beach like a day trip. Sure, a nice day includes a visit to the pier, exploring the tide pools, and eating a basket of fried clams, but that car ride home misses the best parts of town. Especially if it’s before the sun is all the way down.
Three days is about right for Pismo Beach. Enough to chase the tide, drive inland for wine, eat too much chowder, and still have a lazy last morning before you point the car home.
In honor of the big win for Pismo Beach as USA Today’s #1 Best Small Coastal Town, we thought we’d celebrate with our very own “Best Of’s” in this special town.
Your guide to the best outdoor adventures, coastal eats, wildflower day trips, and PCH road trip stops on California’s Central Coast.
Ease into the season’s serenity with your perfect beachside getaway. Midweek deals are the best of the year, where the coast feels like yours alone
Each winter, the Pismo Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove becomes one of the most important overwintering sites for Western monarchs. December is peak viewing season, but it’s also a key moment to reflect on the state of monarch populations, understand their unique migration, and take meaningful action to support their survival.
Warm days and clear skies continue to set the scene in Pismo Beach, where mornings by the water lead into evenings filled with great food and good company.
