- Our list of the best things to do in Pismo Beach, California, features the top 138 nearby activities — including 72 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Pismo Beach, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Food & Drink, Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, and Sights & Landmarks.
- The results below include the top 27 things to do within the city of Pismo Beach, CA , followed by 111 popular activities in nearby cities, including San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Santa Maria, Atascadero and Rancho Santa Margarita
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Complete with dense, scenic nature, the Monarch Butterfly Grove serves as a home for thousands of monarch butterflies each year. The facility hosts several special events throughout the seasons and features numerous walking paths to make it easy to navigate throughout the area.
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The professional and skilled staff at the Sandbar Surf School is dedicated to teaching people how to surf in a safe and effective manner. They offer private classes as well as group lessons that are geared for people of all ages, skill levels and abilities.
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Central Coast Kayaks is a full-service kayak shop offering guided tours with trained professionals. They also have equipment rentals as well as many different classes to help make participants better paddlers.
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The Breakaway Tours & Event Planning company helps people put together central coast tours, with a strong focus on wineries. In addition, they also work with various venues and dining centers in the area to help plan an array of occasions.
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The Pismo Beach Surf Shop is an outdoor sporting goods company that offers kayak rentals, surf boarding excursions, kayak tours, and surf lessons. The company also features scuba diving and snorkeling tours.
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Margo Dodd Park is a picturesque park located on an oceanside bluff in Pismo Beach. A perfect spot for picnics and scenic walks, the beach offers premier photography opportunities of the rugged coastal terrain and surrounding wildlife.
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Monarch Grove is a butterfly grove in which thousands of orange and black Monarch Butterflies migrate to every winter. Visitors to the grove can watch the butterflies while listening to volunteer docents offering educational talks.
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Showcasing diamond-shaped platforms, the Pismo Pier is one of the most photographed landmarks in Central California. It offers the ideal construction for a pleasant stroll and allows guests to soak in the spectacular views of the surrounding beaches.
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With a wide selection of over one thousand wines, Tastes of the Valleys runs a sampler wine club where visitors can taste 20 wine picks. It also has a flight option, where visitors can sample 6 different wines.
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Pismo State Beach is a public beach that supports activities such as swimming, hiking, surf fishing, and digging for Pismo clams. The dunes are lined with trees and the beach is known as a popular bird-watching spot.