Beach camps, lake camps, and forest camps all within an easy drive of San Luis Obispo. Here's where locals go, when they go, and what to know before you book.

SLO County has three lakes people ask us about and only one where you can actually live on the water. Here is how lake living works at each, and where the homes really are.

Lopez Lake is the Five Cities' backyard lake. Here's how locals use it season by season, what to know before you go, and how it figures into living in Arroyo Grande.