Monarch Butterfly Grove

North Beach Campground

Meadow Creek Trail (PB Golf Course)

Danaus Plexippus

Monarch clump

Viceroy (black-lined bottom wing)

Outlet to the Ocean

Dune Trails

Grove atop a dune.

Meadow Creek Trail

Viewing Platform

Grand Avenue Picnic Tables


Driving Directions to the Monarch Butterfly Grove
South of the town of Pismo past the North Beach Campground
Park on the right of Hwy 1 south of the North Beach Campground.
Driving Directions to the Meadow Creek Trail
Pass the Butterfly Grove and turn west on Grand Avenue
Park on the right before the kiosk.
West of the concrete picnic benches is boardwalk to the ocean.
East of the picnic benches is the trailhead along the golf course.
NOTES
Check the schedule for docent-led walks.
Note the little gift shack. Walk around the eucalyptus grove.
Cross over Meadow Creek and head toward the ocean to the dunes.
Notice the Meadows Creek Trail paralleling the golf course with loops to the ocean.
At the end of Grand Avenue there are picnic tables and a viewing platform.
Links and References
#59 Day Hikes in San Luis Obispo County, California - Robert Stone
Monarch Butterfly Park
Butterfly Palace - Sheila Boone
Monarch Butterfies - ClassicCalifornia
Monarch Wintering Sites - GoCalifornia
Eight Butterfly Walks - Trailmaster
Monarch Hotspots - VirtualMuseum.ca
  
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