With a year-round daytime temperature of 70 degrees, the Los Padres Mountains at our back and the deep blue Pacific Ocean at our feet, Ventura is a paradise for outdoor adventure.
Hiking and biking trails can be found throughout the area in both Los Padres National Forest and Santa Monica Mountains wilderness.
Most trailheads are accessible within a 40 minute drive from anywhere in Ventura.
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Is a beautiful and important natural preserve and recreational resource. The park consists of 132 acres of relatively rugged land - featuring 14 acres...
18-hole, par 72 golf course After a $6.5 million dollar renovation, including complete re-routing of the golf course and new playing surfaces, Buenave...
California Scuba Diving -exclusive dive travel service- Our aim is to help ease you from that seat by the computer to a rocky reef beneath the kelp fo...
Trees and turf grass can be found in this relaxing, six-acre park setting which overlooks the ocean. 6 acres of trees and grass comprise Cemetery M...
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is responsible for the protection and preservation of submerged remains of the past that occupy the bottomla...
One of Ventura's most wondrous attractions, often refered to as the American Galapagos is accessible for multi-day camping trips. (14 miles off coast)...
Ocean fishing. Open party trips, private charters,1/2 to 3/4 day, overnight and outer island excursions. Whale wathing cruises out of the Channel Isla...
The Leo Robbins Sailing Center is a U.S. Sailing National award winning facility and has been a community sailing facility for over 35 years. The Sail...
COLOR's community garden primary purpose is donating produce to local food pantries. The garden site was the former site of the Theodosia Burr S...
Our Goal at Cory Kruseman's Sprint Car and Midget Driving School is to give the Fan or Race Car Driver some safe seat time and instruction in a Sprint...
Zumba Fitness® is the only Latin-inspired dance-fitness program that blends red-hot international music, created by Grammy Award-winning producers, an...
Miniature golf and arcade games for kids. With two fun and entertaining 18-hole courses to choose from, Golf N’ Stuff in Ventura prides itself in pre...
ISLAND SPIRIT, 46FT HATTERAS. AVAILABLE FOR CHARTER Whether trolling for that trophy sailfish or bottom fishing for Snappers and Grouper, you are as...
Beautiful Lake Casitas offers activities for the entire family - camping, boating, fishing, Family Water Park & picknicking with special events featur...
The Ventura Community Park offers a state of the art swimming facility including a water park and also features a fitness track for jogging and exercising.
Hiking is always an option with literally hundreds of miles of trails located in the nearby Los Padres National Forest and along the coast. The Channel Islands National Park also offers lots of trails for hiking while enjoying one of the most pristine environments to be found in California.
Kayaking or canoeing are great options in the Ventura Harbor while deep sea boats can whisk you away to scuba dive or try your luck at fishing. Parasailing, surfing and kite boarding are great ways to get your feet wet while enjoying some of the best surf in the country. No wonder Ventura has been featured in Outside magazine and National Geographic Traveler as an outdoor adventure travel destination.
If all of that sounds a little tiring to you, why not just enjoy a leisurely walk along our beautiful beaches, or enjoy a calming sail along our coast. A few minutes spent in one of our dog friendly parks with Fido and a Frisbee may be just what you need.