Oxnard Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide: Beaches, a Harbor, and the County’s Biggest City

Oxnard is the biggest city in Ventura County, and it contains multitudes: oceanfront canal homes, a working harbor, a historic downtown, a famous strawberry economy…

Ventura County Surf Spots: A Local’s Guide from Rincon to County Line

Ventura County packs an outsized amount of good surf into its coastline — from the world-class point break that opens the county's western edge to…

A Guide to Ventura County’s Beaches: From Rincon to Point Mugu

Ventura County's coast runs from the cobblestone points of the north to the wide sands of the Oxnard Plain and the wild wetlands of Point…

Ventura County’s Two Harbors: A Guide to Channel Islands Harbor and Ventura Harbor

Photo / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsVentura County has two harbors, sitting barely nine miles apart, and locals rarely confuse them — but newcomers…

The Coastal Ventura County Housing Market: Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo & Port Hueneme Compared

When people say "the coast" in Ventura County, they usually mean four very different places that happen to share a shoreline. Ventura is the walkable…

Channel Islands National Park: The Gateway from Ventura County

On a clear day you can see them from almost anywhere on the Ventura County coast — a chain of rugged islands floating offshore. That's…