Sample listing
A fish counter on the harbor: what came off the boats this morning, wrapped in butcher paper, eaten on the seawall.
- Category
- Eat & Drink, fish counters & harbor seafood
- Place
- Oxnard · Channel Islands Harbor
- Good for
- Lunch, Takeout, Off-season
- Hours
- Listed on page
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Water, permits, a map that is actually current, and somebody who knows which fire roads are open this week.
- Category
- Do, hiking the topatopas
- Place
- Ojai · Highway 33, north of town
- Good for
- Early starts, Permits, Water refill
- Hours
- Field, from operator
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Two stories around a parking lot, a block from the sand. Dawn patrol distance to the point.
- Category
- Stay, beach hotels & motor inns
- Place
- Ventura · Near Surfers Point
- Good for
- Dawn patrol, Short stays, Board storage
- Hours
- Field, from operator
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Counter, salsa bar, a line at lunch. The kind the plain has by the dozen and the coast does not.
- Category
- Eat & Drink, taquerías & mariscos
- Place
- Oxnard · Downtown, off A Street
- Good for
- Lunch, Late night, Cash
- Hours
- Field, from operator
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A roadside stand on the 126 selling what the orchard behind it grew this week. Cash box, honor system some days.
- Category
- Eat & Drink, farm stands & u-pick
- Place
- Santa Paula · Highway 126, east of town
- Good for
- Lemons, Avocados, Road trip stop
- Hours
- Field, from operator
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The boat to Anacapa and Santa Cruz. Day trips and camper drop-offs; the crossing is an hour and the swell decides the day.
- Category
- Do, island crossings
- Place
- Channel Islands · Departs Ventura Harbor
- Good for
- Day trips, Camping drop-off, Whale season
- Hours
- Field, from operator
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Rooms among orchards at the east end of the valley. Dark skies, hot afternoons, twenty degrees warmer than the pier.
- Category
- Stay, valley retreats
- Place
- Ojai Valley · East end, off Highway 150
- Good for
- Weekends, Dark skies, Hiking base
- Hours
- Field, from operator
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A roaster with a counter, a block from a working port. Wind, cranes, very few crowds, good coffee.
- Category
- Eat & Drink, coffee roasters
- Place
- Port Hueneme · Near the pier and beach park
- Good for
- Early, Beans to go, Beach park
- Hours
- Field, from operator
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Sites on the sand side of the highway between Ventura and the county line. Trains, surf, and a reservation window that fills fast.
- Category
- Stay, state beach campgrounds
- Place
- Ventura · North of town, toward the Rincon
- Good for
- Camping, Surf trips, RV
- Hours
- Field, from operator
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The two industries that built the river valley, under one roof on a preserved main street.
- Category
- Do, museums & historic sites
- Place
- Santa Paula · Main Street
- Good for
- Rainy days, Kids, History
- Hours
- Field, from operator
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A taproom in a former packing house, halfway between the coast and the grade.
- Category
- Eat & Drink, breweries & taprooms
- Place
- Camarillo · Old Town, near the 101
- Good for
- Afternoons, Groups, Dog friendly
- Hours
- Field, from operator