Dinosaur Caves Playground and walks
Dinosaur Caves Park has a bit of everything. There is a massive expanse of lawn that just beckons you to run to your heart's content. Hills in the distance stretch high to the sky and fuel your imagination further. A playground with endless rope climbies, a sphere spinning climby, hanging stepping stones, face-to-face swings, regular swings, baby swings, a concrete boat to climb inside, a spinner, dolphins, seals, a dinosaur sculpture to climb, and colorful dinosaur eggs to hide inside just adds to the fun! Walk to the edge of the cliff and look down on sea stacks, a sea arch, and picturesque cliffs. Sit on a bench by the purple flowers at sunset and enjoy the expansive feel of this park. Because it is shielded by the hills, this playground is warmer than other areas along the coast. On Saturday mornings from 9am-1pm there is a craft market, and one Saturday a month (1-4pm) in summer this is followed by live music called Pacific Breeze Concerts at the small amphitheater.
Walk east up the hill behind the amphitheater along the Shell Beach Panoramic Walk. Here you can stop and take in gorgeous views. You can walk all the way to The Inn at the Cove, with its cute gazebo and little secret lookouts, and the gazebo with pelicans at Shore Cliff Lodge.
Or walk west along the cliffs to Margo Dodd Park, just down the road and to the end of Ocean Blvd. There are so many different rock formations, and we named a few of them: salmon fillet rock, croissant rock, harp rock, alligator rock... If you want to continue this walk, you have to go up Windward Ave, along the main road for a second, and then back down to the coast on Boeker Ave- then you can walk past Placentia Avenue secret lookout, past Chapman Estate, and on the cliffs along Eldwayen Ocean Park.
If it's cold at the water, you can walk slightly back from the water on the 1.1 km Shell Beach Village Bike Path past the shops and cafes in Shell Beach Village, ending at Shell Beach Elementary School.
Dinosaur Caves Park is named after Dinosaur Caves, the amazing white caves at Pismo Beach.
Cute hills behind the park.
Speckled Dinosaur eggs and baby swings.
The amazing sea view at Dinosaur Caves Park.
The sea arch on a beautiful day!
A serene view.
Park bench and purple flowers by the sea- come at sunset when the sun isn't so burny.
The hills are kind of dry these days (2016) because of the drought.
View of Dinosaur Caves Park as you walk east along the trail from the park.
View of gazebo at The Inn at the Cove, from the trail that leads east from the park.
Pretty view from the trail that leads east from the park.
Gazebo at The Inn at the Cove, which you can walk to from the park.
Cute trail in front of The Inn at the Cove.
Views from The Inn at the Cove, which you can walk to from the park.
Birds checking out the water below.
Beautiful views from the trail east of the park.
The trail behind the amphitheater leads to a nice path in front of The Inn at the Cove.
Views over the water.
Flowers along the path.
Landscaping at The Inn at the Cove.
Pacific Breezes Concerts, which occur one Saturday each month during summer, 1-4pm.
People dance in front of the amphitheater at the Saturday afternoon summer concerts.
Water glistening between the rocks.
We named this one Cathedral Rock!
We named this one Croissant Rock- it is chocolate dipped with powdered sugar.
Harp Rock is what we called this one. Make up your own names!
Crystal Rock is what we named this one.
Clearly this rock is called Salmon Fillet!
Rope climbies galore at the playground!
Slides and shade canopy at the huge playground.
Slide and suspended stepping stones.
The playground has a sphere spinner, tightrop with four balls on it, and rope climbies to spare!
A tightrope with four balls on it.
Suspended stepping stones.
Swings that face each other.
Boat and dolphin sculpture to climb, plus dinosaur eggs on the right.
Baby swings in the middle of the fun.
Dinosaur sculpture and dinosaur egg behind.
The rock formations you can see from the park.
Lovely rock formations, like the south of France.
Kayakers enjoying the scenery.
The playground with high hills behind, in August when the hills are dry.
View down the coast.
Margo Dodd Park is next door.
Walk to Margo Dodd Park to see more rock formations.
The little cove next to Margo Dodd Park, with its many rock formations.
Seagull and pelicans behind.
Rocks and cave, as seen from the walk along Ocean Blvd.
A contented seagull, with rocks in the distance, at the far west end of Ocean Blvd.
The sphere spinner and speckled dinosaur eggs, with the deep blue ocean beyond.
Dinosaur Caves Park is located at 2701 Price St, Pismo Beach CA 93449.
Exit Highway 101 at Spyglass Drive. Turn toward the ocean, and then immediately left on Shell Beach Rd. Follow Shell Beach Rd past a whole row of streets on the right until you come to the last one, Cliff Avenue. Turn right and park on Cliff Avenue. The park is right there on the corner of Cliff Ave and Shell beach Rd!
ellie crowe
Wed, 23 Apr 2008
Wow! What a great find. I can\'t wait to explore it all. I love the dinosaur eggs!
ld carter
Sun, 29 Nov 2009
As a young teen I lived in Grover City( 1955-60's )I enjoyed many hours playing, swimming in the area that is now a park. The caves were easily accessible by going down a man-made tunnel.
I would never admit it then...but it was scary at first, because it became rather dark quickly until you reached to bottom, then an opening to the ocean gave enough light to see.
At higher tides, the waves would crash the interior of the cave, making it diffucult to get outside to swim. At lower tides there was a small beach next to the cliff where the cave ended
I would never think of doing such things now...smile, but a teen is 10' tall and bullit-proof.
jackie
Fri, 06 Nov 2009
My son loves the play boat! This is the only park he wants to visit.
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