So we always go to the Pismo Beach area every year for the long Thanksgiving weekend. This has been the second year with our trailer. Before that we rented a house. And before that we rented an RV and spent the weekend before Thanksgiving at a Pismo RV park (we couldn’t get a reservation for Thanksgiving). This was the start of our RV bug.
Thanksgiving dinner at Avila Beach
The weather is always really good during Thanksgiving. The locals call November their Indian summer. And I have to agree with them. We have spent many a sunny afternoon on the beach. And this year we had Thanksgiving dinner on our favorite place Avila Beach, which is just a few miles south of Pismo. We had a really fun time and went to the beach every day that we were there.
We stayed at a really family-friendly RV park in Oceano Beach (just north of Pismo). It is a small county RV park called Oceano Memorial Campground. It has a little kids park at the center and it also has a very large kids playground down the street. For families with kids you can’t ask for a better place to stay. And we are definitely coming back to it next year (we made our reservation for 2010 while we were there).
So if you want to stay at the beach and be at a really family friendly RV campground. Check out Oceano Campground
A really good playground by the RV park
Having fun at Avila Beach
Ben is having fun on the beach. I think he is digging to China.
#1 by Wendy Tomlinson on December 5, 2009 - 1:17 pm
Brilliant – You seem to be living my life. Oh well One day!
#2 by Bob on December 18, 2009 - 11:38 pm
Hi Wendy,
Thanks for your comment. BTW, I like your blog. Please come back often.
Happy Holidays,
Bob Erwin
#3 by Alexia on November 3, 2010 - 11:47 pm
Am staying at Avila for a week over Thanksgiving, having dinner on the beach is a fantastic idea. Having spent a year traveling all over the coast of California, I have to say I agree, Avila is perfection. Ocean front suites,great food, nice people, peace and quiet, its California at its best. Enjoy your Thanksgiving.
#4 by Bob on November 4, 2010 - 9:10 am
Hi Alexia,
We will be staying at a county campground in Oceano Beach this Thanksgiving. Really looking forward to it. We haven’t been camping since the summer. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.
Regards,
Bob Erwin
#5 by Jennifer Hayes on May 2, 2011 - 10:57 pm
Might as well spend Thanksgiving on the beach in November. Thanks for sharing this post Bob!
#6 by May Lehmann on May 17, 2011 - 7:55 pm
That’s a fun looking Thanksgiving, which gives me a few ideas on how to spend our family’s this year. We have always done the usual ‘routine’ dinner, so a change would be welcomed!