Bottom line: really nice park! We’d stay here again.
Today is Friday the 13th so we’re staying put in Pismo Beach for one more day. The prospect of driving home via LA on a Friday – any Friday – is too terrifying. We’d like to stay even longer but it’s time to get home now.
We’re paying $38 per night (+ tax = $46) through the week and $42 (= $51) for tonight here at Pismo Coast Village RV Resort.
Last year we stayed across the street at the Holiday RV Park – big mistake. You’re crammed in like sardines over there and there’s no vegetation. We happened to walk across the street to this place and knew instantly we’d made the wrong choice by selecting Holiday RV off the internet. So this year we got it right.
That’s why I’m blogging about RV parks. Now, hopefully you won’t make the same mistake. Be sure to pick this park, Pismo Coast Village RV Resort, when you come to Pismo to stay. It’s very scenic and there are lots of big cypress trees to offer shade.
It’s crowded like the Holiday RV park but the spaces are bigger and we are right on the ocean. We are nice and close to the downtown area. We walked to Old West Cinnamon Buns yesterday and it only took about 10 minutes (the pecan topping is heaven). The main pier and central town are right there too. Great location.
Pismo Creek runs alongside and around the back of the park, so to get to the beach, you have to walk around the creek but it’s only about a 5 minute walk. That may change at other times of the year but for now, that’s the scoop.
There’s a clubhouse, pool, arcade for kids and a small restaurant. Haven’t tried any of those things but they look clean and nice. It’s been cold during our stay so it would be better to come later in the year if you want to be warm.
Important to note that all the sites are back in only – no pull throughs. Not a problem for us but the huge coaches may have a problem. Most spaces are nice and wide though.
This is a shareholders park so people own a share and there are 1800 shares. They were sold out at the initial offering but there are resales available now. You get 45 days of free stay each year and can store your RV if you want. Doesn’t interest us so I don’t know the price of the share but what it means to me is that the place is well-kept and you can see pride of ownership.
Although we would definitely come back to this park, we would also like to try Pismo Beach State Park North Beach Campground (which is right next door), because the spaces are much larger. It is actually more expensive now ($50/night) to stay in a state park than a nice RV resort. Crazy. We would also like to try the state park in Morro Bay – it’s $50 a night but it’s really beautiful. And Avila Beach has a place where you can dry camp for $30/night – also very nice.
Happy Trails.
