Exploring California’s San Luis Obispo County (Pismo Beach, SLO, Montaña de Oro, & Morro Bay)

We’ve headed a little bit up the California coast to one of our favorite places in California…San Luis Obispo County! We spent a few days exploring some of what this incredible area has to offer, from beaches, to unique sights, local foods, incredible hikes, and more!

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⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Pismo Beach
01:41 Clam Chowder at Splash Cafe
05:10 Dinosaur Caves Park
06:31 Bishop Peak
08:50 EPIC boondocking spot
10:16 Scout Coffee
11:45 Bubblegum Alley
14:10 Tri Tip Sandwiches at Firestone Grill
16:27 Architecture Graveyard
20:04 Montaña de Oro State Park
21:50 Valencia Peak & Bluff Trail
26:45 Morro Rock

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👋🏼 About us
Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.

We help travelers spend less time (and stress!) planning their trip and more time enjoying it! Our detailed travel guides, YouTube videos, and travel resources share the must-visit local eats, popular and off the beaten path sights, and tons of tips to make planning your next adventure a whole lot easier.

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[jakebryan]

I've lived in SLO my whole life, and this video was SO well made, and a great peek into my paradise I call home. (It made me tear up when you guys were boondocking in the hills) Thanks so much for covering our slice of heaven on the central coast. You guys are awesome!

[jeffvandeneikhof]

Thank you for showcasing our little slice of heaven. I feel blessed to be able to call SLO County my home, and I love seeing other people experience and enjoy our area.

[jeffdalton]

I just inherited my grandparents home in the hills overlooking Morro Bay. I have been coming up there since I was kid and I love it!!! I am so blessed to now have a vacation home to take advantage of. Thanks for sharing such a cool video.

[RaginAries]

I live in Morro Bay and work in Pismo Beach, so when I saw the thumbnail of Morro Rock, I had to check out the video. Wow, you did such an amazing job covering this area. I met my fiance at Firestone Grill having Tri-tip sandwiches on our first date. Glad you enjoyed the beautiful area and great work!

[aufait-]

I've lived here for 63 years and over those years, I've spent time at every single one of those places shown in this video.
Someone said to me one time that I was so lucky to live here.
I told her "Luck has nothing to do with it! I live here on PURPOSE!"

[xpost]

I was an architecture exchange student from Australia in 1998. Really loved seeing this

[MaryLovesGiraffes]

This was the first video that popped up when I opened YouTube, and to my shock it was SLO county. Never did I imagine someone would make a video of our amazing county. Thank you for showing love to our county! It’s a lovely community and county. ❤️

[ptaylor]

Thank you for sharing your travels with us. Your videos are Beautiful and so well put together. I am looking forward to watching more of them.

[johnrandazzo]

We're CA natives and are happy to see some of the beautiful sites that we haven't been to yet. Also, I wanted to (finally) compliment you on your beautiful filming & photography. You are very talented and capture absolutely beautiful shots.

[dez]

Thank you so much for making this. SLO county was my home. I had to move out of state a little over 4 years ago because my family and I could no longer afford the cost of living there, but I long to go back constantly. This popped up on my recommended page and I was speechless. Visiting hasn't been possible for me, and I'm tearing up at the fact I get to see so much of where I spent the first 18 years of my life again.

Once again, thank you for visiting SLO and making this amazing video, and I'm so glad you had such a good time there. I've never seen home look so beautiful!

[likearainbow]

Yay! This was such a beautiful video, California is truly a must destination. I hope because of you more people will see that California is incredibly diverse and mind blowing. I love San Luis Obispo and Moro rock, Monterey... and so so much more 💜thank you so much!

[stargazer]

SLO has a great farmers market 😀
Omgoodness, Kona is so happy 😊
Great, you got a new ring!!!!

[davidthecollegeguy]

One of my favorite places to visit! A short 2.5 hour drive from Fresno. Loved the video!♥️

[bobyonker]

We always enjoy watching you two and all of your adventures. Thanks for being fun and informative when you share.

[bobdurna]

Wonderful video - lived in CA for over 40 years and the central coast is my favorite area in the state. Your video brings back great memories of family vacations up to Pismo Beach and Cambria. Love the tri-tip sandwiches in SLO. You’re in a magical part of California - thanks for sharing it with us!

[JordynZara]

Ca native here and love how well made this was! We love our SLO county 💕

[TrailsTailsHikesRails]

I always look forward to your next daily adventure!!! Looking forward to watching this one when I do my treadmill workout today! You rock A+K plus little K! 😁

[basedinbrooklyn]

We loved SLO!! Sunset on Pismo Beach is incredible! Glad you guys tried Splash Cafe, we loved it as well!

[TechnikAutowerks]

Just moved here from Texas recently (we have a new automotive business in SLO and live in Morro Bay) and it’s like living inside a post card. It’s paradise out here and mind-blowing that more people don’t want to be out here. Who wouldn’t?

[mamakat]

It is so much fun to see my home and where I grew up. And to see it threw the eyes of a visitor ❤️❤️❤️