Watching the sun set on 2016 at the Oceano Dunes | San Luis Obispo Tribune

Someone used a piece of seaweed to write “Happy New Year 2017” in the wet sand at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area against a lovely late-afternoon sunset on Dec. 31, 2016. — Someone used a piece of seaweed to write “Happy New Year 2017” in the wet sand at Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area against a lovely late-afternoon sunset on Dec. 31, 2016. Laura Dickinson ldickinson@thetribunenews.com

Some SLO County residents spent New Year’s Eve on the beach at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area.

This story was originally published January 3, 2017 at 7:18 AM with the headline "Watching the sun set on 2016 at the beach."