Cayucos State Beach, State beach in Cayucos, California, US

Cayucos State Beach is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) protected sandy beach in Cayucos, San Luis Obispo County, California, where the shoreline meets the Pacific. The sand supports swimming and surfing, and the beach sits about 2 metres above sea level, with Morro Bay roughly 10.5 km to the southwest.

The Chumash inhabited the central California coast from roughly 10,000 to 11,000 BCE, and a large village stood at Morro Creek south of present-day Cayucos. The 16-acre beach park itself was established in 1940 within the California state park system.

The name Cayucos is commonly traced to the Chumash word for kayak, a reference to the canoes used along this coast. The Chumash inhabited the central coast from roughly 10,000 to 11,000 BCE, with a large village at Morro Creek south of the beach.

The 16-acre park sits at about 2 metres above sea level in Cayucos, with Morro Bay roughly 10.5 km to the southwest. The sand is used for swimming and surfing, and the water is the nearest edge of the park. Terrain rises to a 162-metre hill about 1.1 km inland.

The 16-acre beach park was established in 1940, and the sand sits about 2 metres above sea level. Inland, hills rise to 162 metres within roughly a kilometre, while Morro Bay lies about 10.5 km to the southwest. The Chumash kept a large village at Morro Creek to the south.