Oceano

Oceano is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California. It is part of the Five Cities Metropolitan Area which also includes Arroyo Grande to the northeast, and Grover Beach, Pismo Beach and Shell Beach to the north.

The closest commercial airports are San Luis Obispo (SBP ^IATA) and Santa Maria (SMX ^IATA).

Also nearby is Santa Barbara Airport (SBA ^IATA).

• 35.101389-120.6222221 Oceano County Airport. A public general aviation airfield operated by San Luis Obispo County. Transient aircraft parking is available.  

Oceano is less than 2 mi (3.2 km) off U.S. Highway 101, south of San Luis Obispo.

Nearest train station is in the adjacent city of Grover Beach.

• 35.09957-120.613131 The Great American Melodrama & Vaudeville, 1863 Pacific Blvd. Hwy 1, ☏ +1 805 489-2499, info@americanmelodrama.com. See website for schedule of shows. Relive the great past of American theater with comedies, musicals and melodramas at this rustic theater. $16-$20. Children 12 and under: $4 discount; Seniors, students, and active military: $2 discount.  
• 35.1103-120.6312 Pismo State Beach (from Highway 1, go west on Pier Ave).  
• Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area, 1 mi south of the Pier Avenue beach ramp, ☏ +1 805 473-7223 (Record), +1 805 773-7170 (District office). Daily 8AM-5PM. 5.5 mi (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. 

• 35.10539-120.62261 Rock and Roll Diner, 1300 Railroad St (directly alongside Highway 1), ☏ +1 805 473-2040. A restaurant inside a classic train car, it serves classic American drive-up diner food as well as authentic Greek cuisine.   ^{[dead link]}

• 35.10588-120.627061 Pacific Plaza Resort, 444 Pier Ave, ☏ +1 805 473-6989, fax: +1 805 473-1967, pprmail@yahoo.com. $94–$265.  

• Pismo Beach - This tourism-focused coastal town is four miles north. 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, 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 12 miles south 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.

San Luis Obispo ← Grover Beach ←

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→ Guadalupe → Santa Barbara