Lake Nacimiento Marina

Located in the city of San Luis Obispo, Lake Nacimiento Marina has a small, narrow, and rarely crowded beach situated on the shores of Lake Nacimiento. Lake Nacimiento Marina is backed by many paid campgrounds including Sandy Point Campground, Rocky Canyon Campground, and Quail’s Roost Campground.  Lake Nacimiento Marina is a perfect destination for boating, canoeing, kayaking, and fishing. Lake Nacimiento Marina is a family-friendly beach as it has roped-off swimming areas for children.

Lake Nacimiento Marina offers many amenities including restrooms, showers, boat ramps, campsites, a convenience store, and a snack bar. If you are looking for additional amenities, there are many watersports equipment rental shops available nearby.

There are many fun activities at Lake Nacimiento Marina including swimming, boating, canoeing, kayaking, fishing, windsurfing, waterskiing, and rafting.

Getting to Lake Nacimiento Marina is very easy – the beach is situated on the west side of 10625 Nacimiento Lake Drive. There is a free parking lot within walking distance to the beach in addition to free street parking.

If you are looking for attractions near Lake Nacimiento Marina, you can drive 55 minutes to Central Coast Aquarium, a small non-profit aquarium that provides hands-on marine life educational programs and interactive experiences.  Monarch Butterfly Grove is a nature preserve center and home to thousands of monarch butterflies that visitors can see starting from late October to February. If you like hot springs, Avila Hot Springs is a public swimming pool that was discovered in 1907 and offers a hot mineral soaking pool, a freshwater pool with slides, RVs, camping sites, and bike rentals. Another incredible attraction near Lake Nacimiento Marina is the Museum of Natural History, a local history museum that provides interactive ecology exhibitions.

If you get hungry, there are many restaurants within a 30-minute drive of Lake Nacimiento Marina. The upscale vegetarian-friendly fine dining restaurant Gardens of Avila Restaurant offers scallops, pork belly, burritos, beets, shrimps, and wines. If you like Thai food, Papa’s Thai Café serves Pad Thai noodles, satay, and curries along with drinks and ice cream. Another great restaurant near Lake Nacimiento Marina is Ox and Anchor, a steak house featuring beef, fish, pork, and beers.

If you are looking for a hotel near Lake Nacimiento Marina, you can drive 45 minutes to the 4-Star pet-friendly hotel Garden Street Inn, A Kirkwood Collection Property that offers beautiful French-décor inspired rooms and suites with Jacuzzis. The upscale 3-Star hotel Avila Village Inn features a pool, sauna, spa, gym, tennis court, and hiking tours. If you are looking for an affordable hotel near Lake Nacimiento Marina, Inn At Avila Beach has a rooftop bar.