If you are planning a wellness activity on your next trip to the Central California Coast and Pismo Beach, we have the top 10 list for you to review! Check out some of the most unique and peaceful experiences offered in San Luis Obispo County for your next stay:
1. Loving Llama Wellness Ranch - At the Loving Llama Wellness Ranch in the foothills of San Luis Obispo, guests can enjoy outdoor yoga classes, woodfired sauna, cold plunges, and sound baths all set amongst the serene landscapes with gentle resident llamas roaming around the yoga decks. Sweat in the woodfired sauna with great views and then refresh your body and mind with an invigorating cold plunge beneath the open SLO sky and soak in the benefits of local spring water with revitalizing minerals. Baby and mother llamas enjoy munching hay from guests’ hands during the relaxing and unique wellness experience.
2. Sycamore Mineral Springs Hot Tubs - Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort and Spa is centered around one of California’s mineral hot springs and is nestled in California’s coastal hillside just off the scenic Highway 1, with naturally flowing mineral waters and endless nature-focused activities invite you to reconnect with yourself, immerse in nature’s calm, and create your own path to wellness. For centuries, these waters have been celebrated for promoting relaxation, enhancing skin health, and supporting overall wellness. The spa offers mineral springs hot tubs, massages, facials, yoga, Pilates, and hiking trails on-site.
3. Central Coast Floats – At Central Coast Floats, Float therapy is used to reset the body and the mind. Epsom salt is a natural anti-inflammatory, managing chronic and acute pain. At CCF 1,100 pounds of Epsom salt is dissolved into the water causing you to become buoyant. As you float weightless the spine decompresses and all pressure is released from your muscles and joints. The water around you matches your skin temperature causing you to lose connection between where you end and the water begins. Your brain enters a deeply relaxed state that lowers cortisol and increases dopamine and endorphins. They also have an infrared sauna, cold plunge, and fire and ice therapy.
4. Surfside Sauna – Parked in a premium location in Avila Beach at Nobi Point, Surfside Sauna offers social shared or private group sauna experiences. They invite you to feel the heat, reset your mind and body, make new connections, and enjoy the view at the local hot spot. Single sessions are a great option to enjoy a unique wellness experience, and they sell multi packs so that guests can integrate heat therapy into their regular wellness and weekend routine.
5. California Sauna Club – The California Sauna Club is brining sauna culture to the central coast with their oceanfront community and private rental woodfired saunas parked with amazing ocean views. Their mission is to make sauna & cold water immersion an accessible and joyful part of day-to-day life on the California Coast. Community Sessions are open to the public and you will share the experience with up to 8 fellow community members. You can also book a single session or reserve it for a crew of friends to sauna as a group. There are currently two sauna locations in SLO County at the SLO Ranch Farms & Marketplace and at Coleman Beach in Morro Bay.
6. Avila Bay Athletic Club - Avila Bay Athletic Club and Spa is a full-service tennis, swim, and fitness facility that also offers a complete day spa. Their San Luis Obispo area gym is located on four acres of tropical grounds in the heart of the Avila Valley on California's Central Coast. Avila Bay Athletic Club & Spa features quality programs in tennis, Pickleball, swimming, yoga, Pilates, aerobics, aqua aerobics, and weight training. Visit their full-service spa for a massage, facial, haircut, manicure, or pedicure. The tropical feeling landscaping provides the perfect backdrop for all kids of events, including weddings.
7. Avila Hot Springs - Discovered in 1907, the historic Avila Hot Springs offers swimming pools with slides, spa services and a variety of treatments to relax, rejuvenate, and refresh, all just 2 miles from the beaches and next to the Bob Jones Bike Trail. All year long, Avila's protected southerly location offers some of the best weather on the Central Coast. Come kick back and beat the heat relaxing in the shade of the palm trees and ocean breezes. Enjoy all the funky fun and convenience Avila Hot Springs is known for, including group picnic and BBQ facilities, heated freshwater pool with double slides, hot mineral soaking pool, massage therapy, and Wally's Bike Rentals with access to bike trails.
8. Bungalow Day Spa - Nestled in the heart of Pismo Beach, just steps from the calming rhythm of the ocean, Bungalow Day Spa and Med Spa is a central coast sanctuary where relaxation meets results. Thoughtfully blending the indulgence of a day spa with advanced medical aesthetics, they offer an elevated experience designed to support both deep restoration and visible rejuvenation in Pismo Beach. Their curated menu includes customized facials, therapeutic massage, innovative treatments like Jet Plasma, along with IV infusions, Botox and advanced skin rejuvenation services, each carefully tailored to guest’s individual goals. From skin health and anti-aging to hydration, energy, and overall wellness, their approach is rooted in expertise, intention, and personalized care.
9. The Spa at Madonna Inn - Find your tranquil escape with massage, facials, and body treatments in an opulent, celestial setting. From start to finish, the Madonna Inn Spa experience is sure to invite deep relaxation and calm for guests that visit this impressive location. Offering a long menu of treatments including body services, facial services, couples’ massages and more, with packages including floral scrubs, CBD body oils, and cryo-thermal tools. Spa guests can enjoy the day by the outdoor pool after their treatments and order delicious food from the pool bar menu.
10. Pismo Beach Athletic Club - Pismo Beach Athletic Club is a locally owned, classic Californian fitness and sports club that has been open for over 35 years. Their dedicated team of professionals is committed to providing exceptional service, maintaining cleanliness, and sharing their expertise in the fitness industry. With a guest day pass option, guests can use the free weights, strength equipment, pickleball courts, sauna, steam room, hot tub, smoothie bar, lap pool, and have access to sign up for various group classes including yoga, Pilates, cycle and aqua aerobics.