Cayucos Pier — Attraction in Cayucos

We traveled to the Central Coast from the southern California to enjoy its beach living. We visited the pier for 4th of July because we saw online that a sandcastle competition was to take place at 8am. Then, a local in Paso Robles mentioned that they were headed to Cayucos for the holiday, so we figured it must be something to try. We expected professionally-sculpted castles, but these were great nonetheless. The pier and beach were filled with tons of locals enjoying the festivities. Local shops and restaurants were open and thriving. Pop up vendor tents were placed along the sidewalks and the castles were accessible for all to see. Certainly, this was a busy day for the pier, bit it was nice to see the community's involvement in its annual festivities. Parking was first come- first served but manageable. The pier is welcoming and quaint. For us city folk, the pier was inviting and accessible. Thank you, Cayucos, for your...

Visited this pier almost midnight. It’s a pretty long pier standing more than 950 feet into the ocean. We went all the way to the end but were scared to look ahead into the pitch dark ocean. This has a good old history, constructed in 1872. In 2015, it was reconstructed with a whopping $3.5 million funding from passionate locals. You can see the plaques all over the pier with names of people and families who contributed for the reconstruction. Locals love to visit it everyday. You can see campfires on the beach at night with families enjoying. Ample parking...

The pier is a great place to view wildlife and local surfers. If the waves is big enough, you may even see surfers jumping off the edge so they can get that one perfect ride. There is an otter who hangs out in the kelp beds. He is there quite often; he's quite amusing. Bring two things with you: binoculars and a heavy sweatshirt. The binoculars will help you catch glimpses of migrating whales. The sweatshirt will protect you from the wind, which is bone chilling this time of year. And yes, you do need to...