Oceano
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Get in
By air
The closest commercial airports are San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria. Also nearby is Santa Barbara Airport.Oceano is home to Oceano County Airport, a public general aviation airfield operated by San Luis Obispo County. Transient aircraft parking is available.
By car
Oceano is less than 2 mi (3 km) off Highway 101, south of San Luis Obispo.By rail
Nearest train station is in the adjacent city of Grover Beach.Do
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The Great American Melodrama & Vaudeville
phone: +1 805 489-2499address: 1863 Pacific Blvd. Hwy 1Relive the great past of American theatre with comedies, musicals and melodramas at this rustic theatre. Pismo State BeachWest on Pier Avenue from Highway 1.
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Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area
phone: +1 805 473-7223 (Record), +1 805 773-7170 (District office)address: one mile south of the Pier Avenue beach ramp5 ½ miles (8.9 km) of beach and sand dunes available for off-highway vehicles (OHV). In addition to OHV use, this park features surf fishing, swimming, and camping.
Eat
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phone: +1 805 473-2040address: 1300 Railroad StA restaurant inside a classic train car, it serves classic American drive-up diner food as well as authentic Greek cuisine.
Sleep
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phone: +1 805 473-6989address: 444 Pier Ave
Go next
- Pismo Beach - This tourism-focused coastal town is located four miles north of Oceano. It has more than 65 restaurants and 30 lodging options, and draws visitors with its beautiful coastline, annual clam festival, and the thousands of monarch butterflies that gather to spend the winter in a grove at the edge of town.
- San Simeon - 58 miles north of Oceano, San Simeon is home to Hearst Castle, the impressive residence of the former media tycoon William Randolph Hearst, now managed as a state park with tours available daily. A massive colony of 20,000+ elephant seals can be viewed onshore just north of town every winter.
- Santa Barbara
- Guadalupe - This small town is located 12 miles south of Oceano and is primarily focused on agriculture and oil production. Travelers will enjoy visiting the neighboring Guadaulpe-Nipomo Dunes, an 18-mile stretch of beach that is one of the largest remaining natural dune areas in California. The Ten Commandments was filmed in the dunes and the sets were buried after production, but today blowing winds repeatedly reveal and then re-cover these reproductions of ancient Egypt.