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…

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…

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…

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…