Oceano(Pismo) Dunes Preserve Trail

Oceano Dunes Natural Preserve

Pier Avenue entrance
Enter with the cars

Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area

ATV's

No crowds on a weekday
Easy stroll on the beach

Sand Dollar(s)
Egret in the surf

Stride across
Arroyo Grande Creek

Protected Lagoon
Below some Homes

Nice little birding area

Small entrance to the hiking area

No easy hiking trails?
More of a photo op!

I guess the ATV's see the
real sand dunes!

Challenge? Find parking
behind those beach homes!


Directions
From Hwy 1 in Oceano (south of Grover Beach & Pismo Beach), turn toward the beach at Pier Avenue.
Drive to the end and use the Pismo State Beach parking lot.
Walk south on the beach avoiding the atv's as you enter the Oceano Dunes Recreation Area.
Cross little Arroyo Grande Creek and go left entering the Pismo Dunes Natural Preserve.
I think the new names replace 'Pismo' with 'Oceano' especially since the preserve, vehicular recreation area, and dunes are all in Oceano, not Pismo Beach.
The 'Grand Dunes Hike' starts at the end of Grand Avenue in Grover Beach.
Reference
Day Hikes in San Luis Obispo County #61 - Robert Stone
  
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