Ride horseback on trails leading to dunes and beautiful beaches.

Whether you like to stretch out on a beach blanket and read some pulp fiction, or get up and play in the surf and sand, you can find what you fancy on Pismo Beach’s long, white-sand oceanfront. The area offers plenty to do, including golfing, driving four-wheel-drive vehicles through an impressive set of sand dunes, surfing, and fishing from a 1,200-foot-pier. If you want to explore on horseback, you'll find numerous stables offering guided trail rides that wind through Oceano Dunes that lead to lovely beaches. While families love this fun activity, it's also a decidedly romantic way to ride off into the sunset.

Join us in celebrating California Western Monarch Day. The grove will be open from 10am-4pm with fun activities for the whole family from 12pm-2pm. Come for the butterfly face painting, quilt making and lifecycle bracelet making and stay for the cake and punch! This entire event is free, so bring the whole family and witness the beautiful orange and black "fairy-like" Monarch Butterflies cluster by the thousands in our Eucalyptus trees. The Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove is located on Highway 1, between Grand Avenue and the North Beach Campground.