Go three miles south of Pismo Beach to find Oceano Dunes Preserve, one of the most expansive coastal dunes left in California. The Preserve offers rare opportunities for on-the-sand activities—you can camp on the beach and in the open dune area, go horseback riding, and drive right on the beach. In fact, it’s the only California State Park that allows vehicles to do so.

Hike into the Pismo Beach sand dunes to find untouched sandy hills that stretch for miles. This guide tells you everything you need to know about visiting the Pismo Dunes (aka the Oceano Dunes), including where to park and access the dunes on foot.

Trek a few hills over into the Oceano Dunes, and you’ll see miles and miles of undulating golden hills. From the looks of it, you could be in the middle of a desert with no water for hundreds of miles – but the ocean is actually just a short hike away. The Oceano Dunes (also called the Pismo Beach Sand Dunes) are located along California’s central coast, a few minutes south of Pismo Beach.

It can be a bit confusing when you’re first looking these dunes up, because you’ll see them go by a few different names: the Pismo Dunes, the Pismo Beach Sand Dunes, the Pismo Dunes Natural Preserve, the Oceano Dunes Natural Preserve, and the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA). They are pretty much all one in the same; some of these names are referring to specific portions of the dunes, but it’s all generally referring to the sand dunes that span several miles of coastline around Pismo Beach and Oceano. But since Pismo Beach is more well known, I’ve heard them called the Pismo Beach sand dunes pretty often.

Currently, the Oceano Dunes SVRA is the dune area a few minutes drive south of the Pier Avenue Entrance. The Pismo Dunes Natural Preserve are the dunes between the SVRA area and the Pier Avenue entrance where no OHVs are allowed.

The Oceano Dunes are part of the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Complex, which spans 18 miles of coastline in Central California near San Luis Obispo. The Oceano Dunes have been one of the most popular off-roading spots in California for decades. The beach portion of the dunes is the only place in California where cars have been permitted to drive on the sand. However, big changes are coming over the next few years.

They are also important as a natural habitat for several native species, including the Western snowy plover and the California least tern. These threatened shorebirds use the dunes as nesting grounds.

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