AvilaBeachTown
Avila Beach is California’s hidden jewel, shimmering on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, a romantic realm of ancient beauty and contemporary charm. AvilaBeachTown is the oracle of this vibrant and magical retreat.Archive for May, 2009
Learn For Life At The Avila Beach Community Center
The Avila Beach Community Center offers an array of courses for all ages, including a summer camp for kids, pastel drawing and painting for seniors (free!), yoga, book exploration, photography and more! Visit www.avilabeachcc.com for all the details!
The Old Avila Beach Community Center in 2006
The new Community Center houses a new kitchen and conference room for rent for parties, weddings, retreats, meetings and special events. Rebuilt by the Avila Beach Civic Association for a reported $1.25 million, the building also houses the Post Office and the Avila Beach Community Services District. Currently, an effort to raise $750,000 is underway to build an adjacent structure for two classrooms and some storage space.
The New Avila Beach Community Center
Wonderful Vacation Memories Begin With An Avila Beach Hotel
If you’re searching for a unique setting on the Pacific Ocean to create your vacation memories, then Avila Beach is the hidden jewel for you. A long strand of sandy beach with tidepools, gentle waves for bodysurfing, beach volleyball nets, barbeque pits, a pier for fishing, boating, kayaking, golfing, wine tasting, a marine institute for activities, these are just a few of the attractions to occupy your time. The Avila Lighthouse Suites sit right on the beach, steps away from barefoot days in the surf. For info visit www.avilalighthousesuites.com
Avila Lighthouse Suites
Avila Lighthouse Suites
Avila Lighthouse Suites
Avila La Fonda is just one village block away, close enough to close your eyes at night and hear the surf as if it’s right there in your pillow!
Avila La Fonda Hotel
Avila La Fonda Hotel Mural
Visit www.avilalafonda.com and then enjoy your bright idea right here in Avila Beach!
Avila Grocery Now Open For Business In Avila Beach!
Local residents are happy to know that essentials like milk, bread, water, gum, wine, sandwiches, beach toys, deli goods, eggs, sunblock, just about everything under the sun, is now available at the recently refurbished Avila Grocery & Deli across the street from the Pacific Ocean. Closed for several months due to the sour economy, new owners have introduced a new spirit and vision to capture the charm of this historic grocery store serving Avila Beach for generations.
Avila Grocery
Opened in 1920, this grocery store is not only a place to stock up on supplies for a day on the beach, but a trip back into time where the authentic charm of Avila Beach still resides. The passionate and talented owners also own Woodstone Marketplace at Avila Village and expect to bring the same quality, pride and attention to detail to their beach oasis! Visit http://www.woodstoneavila.com for more, and http://avilagrocery.com coming soon
Avila Beach Blues Festival Packs In Great Crowd
With the Avila Beach Blues Festival providing the soundtrack, the town hosted thousands of visitors on a slightly cooler day, filling the beach with volleyball games, families firing up the bbq, kayaking, kite flying, and for a few of the braver ones, bodysurfing.
Two Kayakers Glide Past The Avila Beach Blues Festival
Avila Beach Memorial Day Weekend
The El Camino Art Association’s weekly art show held on the promenade offers beachgoers a cultural alternative to complement nature’s playground. Gay Melody Sullivan, a painter who captures the colorful settings of the central coast with the eye of a modern-day Degas, reminds us that we are surrounded by beauty worthy of great art.
Gay Melody Sullivan, Artist
Eat Local At The Avila Beach Fish & Farmers Market
Local farmers and vendors fill up the Avila Beach promenade with the fruits of their labor, bringing this sleepy seaside resort to life as visitors near and far converge here seeking the authenticity of good down home food, great reggae music set to the sound of waves, and other fellow travelers looking for the same.
Citrus From McCall Farm in Cambria, a farm and a Bed & Breakfast! www.mccallfarm.com
An Avila Beach Treat
Avila Beach Fish & Farmers Market On May 15, 2009
Estrada Devil Dog Red Wine
Delicious Pie
Kicks
Avila Beach Marine Institute Touch Display At Fish & Farmers Market
Avila Beach Marine Institute Summer Camp for Kids!
Avila Beach Marine Institute is a local treasure, a unique educational center for learning about the sea. Children, parents and educators are offered an array of resources to learn about the vast ocean at our doorstep and beyond. Visit http://www.avilamarine.org for all the details. Located at the corner of Avila Beach Drive and San Juan St. in Avila Beach, next to the park where you can picnic and play basketball. SEA U, the Institute’s marine education program, hosts the summer camp for kids 8-12, begins June 22 through July 31 from 9am-3pm, with marine touch tanks, nautical knot tying, water chemistry, treasure hunts and more! The ABMI is a nonprofit educational support organization. (805) 595-7280
Avila Beach Marine Institute
Avila Beach Marine Institute
Stare Up At Wonder On The Bob Jones Trail in Avila Beach
Wake up early in the morning when the sun has barely wiped the sleep from its eyes, slip on a pair of comfortable shoes and set off for an energizing walk along the wondrous Bob Jones Trail in Avila Beach. The paved trail snakes alongside the golf resort and San Luis Creek, sweeping you away into nature’s sanctuary.
Coast Live Oak On The Bob Jones Trail
What Better Place For Mother’s Day Than Avila Beach?
With a cool breeze flowing into the harbor and mothers with kids of all ages in tow, Avila Beach became the ideal location to spend Mother’s Day. Happy ice cream-smeared faces, an art show on the promenade, kites fluttering in the sky with the gulls, these were just a few of the sights shared on another extraordinary day on California’s central coast.
Under The Sea
The weekly art show on the promenade presented by the El Camino Art Association is underway, showcasing local artists with their original works available for sale. One of our favorite artists is Thomas Morton, a resident of twenty years whose images capture the blissful light and tone of this little slice of heaven.
Artist Thomas Morton
Molly
Flowers On The Avila Beach Promenade
Pristine Day For An Avila Beach Fish & Farmers Market
It’s a perfect day in Avila Beach with weather so pleasant it feels like a trip to the spa. Come on down this afternoon to the Fish & Farmers market, get your blood pressure checked and pay homage to Grandpa, a 1942 Dodge firetruck that was the first to serve this fantastic community. Restored by the dedicated crew at CAL FIRE, Granda stands as a symbol of our heritage and commitment to future generations.
Grandpa in Avila Beach
Lose Yourself In Avila Beach
The days seem to last forever in Avila Beach, allowing you enough time to unwind and leave your worries behind. You may be sitting at your desk in some downtown cubicle wondering to yourself where to spend Mother’s Day weekend, or how to turn this summer into not just an ordinary one, but a summer that will remind you of your youth. So why travel to Italy or Hawaii when you can come to Avila Beach?
Time Lasts Forever in Avila Beach
