Memory Park

Located in the city of San Luis Obispo, Memory Park is a small grass park that is a part of the Shell Beach neighborhood of the city.  Also known as Point Vista, Memory Park is situated on a cliff above a very small and narrow beach. 

Memory Park welcomes dogs on leash and offers a couple of amenities including picnic tables, barbecues, and benches.

There are few fun activities at Memory Park including picnicking and tide pooling.

The access stairway to the beach below Memory Park is shattered and is falling down the steep bluff. However, visitors can still visit Memory Park as it offers incredible views of the ocean. Memory Park is situated at the intersection between Seacliff Drive and Paddock Avenue – and there is free street parking available along the drive.

If you are looking for nearby attractions, there are many options within a 15-minute drive of Memory Park. Situated on oceanfront bluffs, Dinosaurs Caves Park is 11 acres in size and features a lawn, playground, rock arch, tide pools, caves, and hiking trails. The beachside Mustang Waterpark has an incredible stampede ride, two 600-foot-long waterslides, kiddie pools, three mini-slides, and bikes and karts. If you like photography, Swinging Bridge is a beautiful 171-feet-long bridge suspended 40-feet over Arroyo Grande Creek and is a great spot to take Instagram-worthy pictures. Another incredible attraction near Memory Park is Port San Luis Lighthouse, the only Prairie Victorian model lighthouse left on the west coast of the United States and is a fantastic place to click Instagram-worthy pictures.

If you get hungry, you can take a 10-minute drive from Memory Park to many nearby restaurants. The Italian restaurant Gennaro's Grill & Garden serves seafood, pasta, bread, desserts, and wines. If you like Asian food, Goshi | Japanese Restaurant features authentic Japanese dishes including sushi, unagi, soba, udon, and onigiri. Another good restaurant near Memory Park is Mistura, a Peruvian restaurant offering steaks, salads, entrees, desserts, beers, and cocktails.

If you are looking for a hotel near Memory Park, you can drive eight minutes to the 4-Star pet-friendly Mexican-style hotel Avila La Fonda Hotel – it offers 28 incredible and spacious suites with a jacuzzi. Avila Lighthouse Suites is an upscale 3-Star hotel featuring a pool, spa, miniature golf course, table tennis, and hiking tours. If you are looking for a budget-friendly hotel near Memory Park, San Luis Bay Inn has a pool, gym, and tennis courts.