Ventura Housing Market and Neighborhood Guide: The Beach Town That Still Feels Like a Town

Ventura — officially San Buenaventura — is the rare Southern California beach town that still feels like a town. You can park once and spend…

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…

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…

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…

Hiking Trails Near Ventura: Coastal Views, Canyons and the Serra Cross

You don't have to drive far from downtown Ventura to get above the rooftops and out over the ocean. From a hilltop cross with island…

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…