Top Things to do in Ventura County Coast
Top Hotels in Ventura County Coast
- 1. Good Nite Inn Camarillo
- 2. Hampton Inn Channel Islands Harbor
- 3. Ventura Beach Marriott
- 4. Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach, an IHG Hotel
- 5. Amanzi Hotel, Ascend Hotel Collection
- 6. Best Western Oxnard Inn
- 7. Clocktower Inn Ventura
- 8. Comfort Inn & Suites Ventura Beach
- 9. La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Ventura
- 10. Hampton Inn & Suites Camarillo
Things to do in Ventura County Coast, Ventura County Coast: The Best Nature & Parks
Discover the best top things to do in Ventura County Coast, United States including Ventura County Wine Trail, Ojai Valley Land Conservancy, Libby Park, Oxnard State Beach and Park, Point Mugu State Park, Sespe Creek, Pratt Trail Loop, Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District, Ventura to Ojai Paved Bike Path, Rose Valley Falls Trail.
Restaurants in Ventura County Coast
1. Ventura County Wine Trail
2. Ojai Valley Land Conservancy
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 18 reviews
The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy is a community-based non-profit organization working with partners to permanently protect the open space, natural scenic beauty, wildlife, habitat, and watershed of the Ojai Valley for current and future generations. Your donation supports the protection of open space in the Ojai Valley.
Reviewed By williambJ3987CA - Ojai, United States
This amazing non-profit buys up vacant tracts of land in the Ojai Valley watershed to preserve it, restore it to a native and natural condition, and provide outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, equestrian trails, and mountain biking for both locals and visitors. Many of their trails are accessible just a short walk from downtown while others you can access with just a few minutes of driving to their trailheads. The OVLC properties encompass every type of local terrain from river bottom and heavy woods to steep climbs and incredible views. OVLC also sponsors many interpretive nature walks and talks and hosts one of the premier Ojai Valley events of the year (in September) in the Telluride Film Festival west. Check out the ovlc.org website for trail maps and complete info as well as how to become a member.
3. Libby Park
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By C5836ILlees - Cincinnati, United States
Traveling to Ojai we stumbled across Libby Park. So why not go to Bart’s books get a book, drop by subway grab a sandwich and just spend the rest the day relaxing in the sun in multiple places around the park. You can watch the kids play maybe even hear something at the bowl or watch some tennis. A beautiful park.
4. Oxnard State Beach and Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 119 reviews
Reviewed By Billstreess53 - Oxnard, United States
A great beach for all who enjoy the sand. Food bathrooms and even a shower. Great pier. Fishing is encouraged. A massive open beach. Great for families. Lots of parking I highly recommend this location.
5. Point Mugu State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 129 reviews
Reviewed By 464larap - Warren, United States
My husband and I stayed in Camarillo, about a 20 minute drive from here. We spent 3 days here, and spent every hour of daylight at this beach. We intended on checking out other beaches, but kept coming back to this place. It was small, clean, and just beautiful. The surrounding cliffs make it feel like a secluded little clove. We saw probably 20 dolphins and 3 seals, VERY close to the beach, over the coarse of three days. Sunsets were breathtaking - just make sure you don't park in the lot right off the PCH past sunset. We got a $100 parking ticket as soon as the sun dipped below the horizon :( There is a day use lot right off the campground on the north side of the PCH. You can walk under the bridge right there to get to the beach. That lot stays open until 10pm.
6. Sespe Creek
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Scenic 35-mile river run with a Class V rating.
7. Pratt Trail Loop
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 35 reviews
Citrus and avocado groves give way to beautiful mountain scenery.
Reviewed By Ramelle - Stockbridge, United States
Well marked, well traveled, not well known by the concierge at our hotel - I found this trail to be a delightful trek. I could find where I was easily, yet had expansive views of the valley, the foothills in the midst of this desert mountainous environment. The trail can connect to many others so plan your time accordingly. Find a map - not obvious where they are. I only made a part of this “loop” in 60 minutes, but that is all it will take for some.
8. Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Pleasant Valley Recreation & Park District maintains 28 parks around the city of Camarillo as well as offering year round classes, sports, special events an aquatic center and senior center with countless options for recreational activities.
9. Ventura to Ojai Paved Bike Path
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 217 reviews
Reviewed By kubotronic - Los Angeles, United States
This is great for all levels of riding (Depending how far you want to go), We started at the Vons in Ventura and rode to Ojai and found many restaurants that were open. We normally start around 9, get to Ojai by 11, just when the restaurants open up. There is a very slight uphill that you don;t really notice but when your belly is full and you're riding back, you notice that there is more coasting on the way back which is nice! Its mostly shaded and a beautiful ride. If you are doing the ride we did, I would classify it as intermediate mostly because the trip is about 31 miles round trip. So if your butt can handle it, then go for it!
10. Rose Valley Falls Trail
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 62 reviews
Reviewed By TravelingMerm - Monrovia, United States
This trail has officially taken the #1 spot on my list of faves - seriously my all time fave trail of all I’ve ever done so far! Even though it’s a very short trail - the scenery is just pure beauty on a whole other level! This trail is in the Los Padres National Forest near Ojai. The trailhead is inside the Rose Valley Campground. It’s pretty short and doesn’t have much incline - we did 1.5 miles total with only 220 feet of elevation gain. The trail is mostly soft dirt and is well maintained and obvious - but there are some rocky areas and you’ll have to cross a couple of little streams - but it’s totally easy and doable. The area is still recovering from the massive Thomas Fire a few years ago - the vegetation and skeletons of burned trees made for an eerily beautiful hike! It was almost alien looking - red, pink, and yellow spindly bushes covering the ground, surrounding the twisted, charred remains of tall tree trunks, all amongst healthy green new growth that seems to be flourishing! Then there’s the waterfall - well actually there are two really gorgeous falls along this part of the trail! There’s one smaller one along the path, maybe about 2/3rds of the way in - it’s shorter but big enough to be worth clamoring down the steep path and grabbing some pics! It’s got a little tiering going on and empties into a large pool, so it looks really cool! The main falls are like something out of a Victorian gothic garden of sorts! Absolutely breathtaking- my fave waterfall EVER!! It’s about 100 feet tall, the rock is all covered in vibrant green moss, and there are all these fern-fringed little caverns and holes - just amazing! The waterfall isn’t a huge flow, but more like a wispy thin stream gliding down the moss with lots of outlets dripping out of the ferns all around. Rock scrambling is required to get up close and for any decent pics - but it’s very manageable- be aware you’ll get a little wet, mostly on your shoes but not too bad. We didn’t need any poles but definitely recommend good hiking shoes. Apparently there’s a third, even taller part - the “upper falls” that is around 200 feet tall - I didn’t know until afterwards. But the route up is very strenuous, unmarked, unmaintained, and supposedly dangerous with a history of people falling and even a tragic death from a fall back in 2015! Shame - the pics of it look even more incredible, if that’s possible lol! On the way out of the parking area, we noticed a lovely little lake that had tons of birds and waterfowl!! We stopped and walked around and grabbed some pics of course - just gorgeous!! The road around it is in pretty bad shape - but the walk around it was only 1/2 mile so it’s small. The road into the forest and to the trail is well maintained- but you do go quite a bit far into the National Forest and there’s no cell signal so be prepared. We parked outside of the gate to the campgrounds along the side of the road (free) - online it says you can pay $10 for day-use parking inside the campground. But there’s a huge puddle you’ll have to drive over and we didn’t want to take a chance on it lol. There are several bathrooms but they were absolutely disgusting- all of them- when we were there - so bad we wouldn’t even go in! There were more bathrooms near the lake outside the campgrounds that were in better shape and usable.
