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…

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…

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…

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…

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…