Makayla Richardson is your community news reporter covering southern San Luis Obispo County, including Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo. The Oceano Dunes ...

Do you care about access to the Oceano Dunes and Pismo State Beach? Then you probably want to attend one of these meetings. State Parks is holding public meetings in Arroyo Grande and Fresno this week ...

Makayla Richardson is your community news reporter covering southern San Luis Obispo County, including Avila Beach, Pismo Beach, Grover Beach, Oceano, Arroyo Grande, and Nipomo. The Oceano Dunes ...

For almost five years, California State Parks has worked to reduce the amount of dust pollution blowing from the Oceano Dunes into nearby communities. Those efforts appear to be paying off — but ...

Dune buggy driver and land access advocate Evelyn Tallman-Duceshi, who helped keep Oceano Dunes near Pismo Beach open to all, and whose knowledge of sand driving was sought out by both neighbors and ...

The next time you’re down in Pismo Beach or visiting the Oceano Dunes, keep your eyes peeled — you might just get a whale of a tale to tell. The South County shores have played host to some ...

Windblown sand is seen during a tour of the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area in April 2021. At left is Karl Tupper, senior air quality scientist with the San Luis Obispo County Air ...

Off-roaders cross Arroyo Grande Creek at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area. The California Coastal Commission has banned vehicles from crossing the creek when it’s flowing, which would ...

Joe Souza of Visalia soars across an open pit fire on his sand cycle as his buddies watch. They were among thousands of off-road enthusiasts who flocked to the Oceano Dunes for Labor Day Sept. 5, 1982 ...

The California Court of Appeal in Ventura ruled that the California Coastal Commission (CCC) overstepped its authority by attempting to ban off-highway vehicle (OHV) use at Oceano Dunes. The court ...