Contact Information Visit Website CA ShareCategories Beaches Bird Watching Family Activities Outdoor Recreation & Outdoor View On MapOso Flaco Lake is a varied landscape that provides a beautiful walk, over dirt trail, wooded areas, and boardwalk over the lake. This is one of the two coastal access points in Santa Maria Valley, with the other being the Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve. With tall, marshy grasses and blue water, it is a peaceful escape offering songbirds, lizards and varied wildlife. Enjoy the miles of serenity offered at Oso Flaco Lake.
Avila Beach City Beach Avila Beach City Beach takes up the entire waterfront of the town of Avila Beach. This beach features a beautiful pier and many beachfront shops. If you want to fish, you can do some from the Avila Pier without a fishing license.
Paradise Beach Backpacking Trail This hard, 15.9-mile trail is popular among backpackers. It’s an out and back style trail located near Guadalupe, offering scenic views. This trail is a difficult trek over sand and hills, but the end result and the views you’ll be rewarded with are worth the effort. The trail is best used from April until October.
Byron Estate Site-specific wines from distinctive vineyards. Since 1984, Byron has cultivated an obsession for crafting site-specific Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from distinctive vineyards in the Santa Maria Valley and Santa Rita Hills appellations. Byron has several vineyards along the Central Coast, most producing their famous site-specific wines. The Nielsen Vineyard, Bien Nacido Vineyard, and Julia’s Vineyard […]
Andrew Murray Vineyards Striking Rhône varietals in Santa Barbara County. Featuring two gorgeous tasting rooms, Andrew Murray Vineyards (part of the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail) focuses on Rhône varietals and has consistently crafted highly acclaimed red and white wines in the Santa Ynez Valley for 20 years. The Viogniers, single-vineyard Syrahs, and blends led Robert Parker, Jr. to […]
September 22Oktoberfest 2021 At Naughty Oak It’s Oktoberfest at Naughty Oak! Starting Wednesday, September 22nd through Saturday, September 25th Naughty Oak will be hosting their yearly Oktoberfest festivities! Wednesday, September 22nd, Lederhosen, our Oktoberfest beer hits the taps, and The Shift Food Truck will be out front from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. 2021 Naughty Oak Steins will also be available […]
September 22The Great American Melodrama: Frakenstein's Bride This horror story spoof hilariously reconstructs the classic tale by injecting it with musical parodies, pop culture references, and witty one-liners. 15 years after the death of Frankenstein’s creation, a mad scientist attempts to reanimate the Creature. What could possibly go wrong? Outrageous characters and devilishly clever performances create a monstrously good time that will […]
September 24Santa Maria Downtown Fridays 2021 Downtown Fridays are Back! This family-friendly event for Santa Maria’s downtown will occur every Friday beginning on May 28th from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Town Center West parking lot near Broadway (Highway 135) and Cook Street, all the way to October 29th, weather permitting. Admission and parking are free. There will be live […]
September 25Santa Maria Philharmonic: Triumphant Expressions of Humanity The program opening the Santa Maria Philharmonic’s 2021-2022 season features a Brahms overture celebrating academia and the human striving for and thirst for knowledge, pun-intended, as multiple German collegiate drinking songs are incorporated into the musical celebration. Beethoven’s much-beloved Emperor Concerto featuring pianist and returning Santa Maria Philharmonic favorite/soloist, Robert Thies, was composed amidst Napoleon’s […]