Best Tourist Attraction Ventura Near Me

4worldlovers: The Serra Cross Conservancy is a grass roots organization made up of a broad cross-section of our community. We are interested in preserving and maintaining the Serra Cross Park for a variety of personal reasons; we value the Park for the sake of historic preservation and/or are interested in the cross as a religious icon and a landmark attraction to other communities and tourists. But mostly for long-time members of this community, the cross represents what makes Ventura special and serves as an important element of our lives here in Ventura.

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The Parks Division maintains 39 traditional parks in addition to neighborhood, pocket, and linear parks totaling over 600 acres for residents and visitors to enjoy. Each park offers visitors a unique outdoor experience ranging from hiking trails with panoramic coastline views to picnic areas with BBQ grills near the beach.


Parking lots are free except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays: $2 per hour, or $5 maximum per car, per day


Parking lot is free except Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 9 am - 3 pm: $10 per car, per day*


*Parking lot is free for handicap placard / plate holders; must show parking attendant upon entry.

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Looking for new things to do near you? Searching for a fun family activity? A unique date idea?


Scavenger Hunt Walking Tours are interactive tours where you explore, find clues, solve puzzles, and see things you’ve never seen before. Play any time that fits your schedule!


Need a couple of hours to get outside and unplug? That’s exactly why we built these adventures!

Work with friends (or against them!) to solve interesting challenges and puzzles.

Anyone can play! Kids love it, adults love it, your dog will probably love it too!

Some of our favorites are featured here. Find one near you on our locations page.

See for what a scavenger hunt walking tour is like without having to open your wallet!

Enjoy a stroll through historic Folsom. See the Rainbow Bridge and the historic railroad. Have a blast exploring at your own pace and solving fun puzzles along the way.

Explore downtown Napa - the heart of wine country! Solve 22 fun challenges while learning about this historic and important river city.

Enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of the 1850s in Old Sacramento. Enjoy 21 scavenger hunt puzzles to solve along the way.

Learn gold rush history while solving 21 puzzles in Old Town Auburn California.

Explore the world famous Balboa Park at your own pace and have a blast seeing the sights and solving fun puzzles along the way!

The Presidio is full of beautiful sights and fascinating history. Solve 22 fun puzzles as you explore at your own pace and see why locals and tourists alike love this unique place.

Feel like you walked back in time as you explore Santa Barbara at your own pace. Enjoy solving 22 unique challenges as you tour this beautiful mission city.

Tour historic downtown Ventura! Explore the town at your own pace and solve 21 fun puzzles along the way.

For less than the cost of taking your family to the movies, you could be getting outside, getting a bit of exercise, and learning something new. What are you waiting for?

Bring your whole crew! The ideal group size is from 2 to 6 people, but solo adventures and groups up to 7 are lots of fun too.

Getting outside and seeing new things is a great way to recharge your creativity and increase your overall happiness.

Looking for a unique team building event? Buy passes for groups of 2 to 6 people, and have each team start 15 minutes apart. Whoever finishes with the highest score and fastest time wins!

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The visitor center features a bookstore, a display of marine aquatic life, and exhibits featuring the unique character of each park island. Visitors also will enjoy the 25-minute park movie, “A Treasure in the Sea,” shown throughout the day in the auditorium (closed-caption film available upon request).

The fully accessible visitor center is open 8:30 am until 5 pm daily. The visitor center is closed on Thanksgiving and December 25th.

On weekends and holidays at 11 am and 3 pm rangers offer a variety of free public programs about the resources of the park. Click here for programs and events scheduled at the visitor center.

Click here for directions to the Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center at Channel Islands National Park.

The small Outdoors Santa Barbara Visitor Center not only has one of the best views of Santa Barbara, but also offers visitors information about Channel Islands National Park, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum, and the City of Santa Barbara. Open 10:30 am until 4:30 pm daily. The visitor center is closed on Thanksgiving Day, December 25, January 1, and the first friday in August for Fiesta.

Click here for directions to the Outdoors Santa Barbara Visitor Center.

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Come enjoy a laid back, retro vibe at San Buenaventura State Beach. Watch time slow down as you arrive and enjoy swimming, surfing, picnicking, beach volleyball, or playing frisbee. The beach is two miles of sandy expanse mixed with a small lagoon and copious wildlife. This beach is lifeguarded by the State of California's highly trained lifeguards year-round with every tower occupied and watching the water in the summer months.

Enjoy the wild and scenic sand dunes, and relax in the well aportioned picnic sites. Each picnic area has tables and grills for large groups or multiple familes. Some picnic areas even offer wind and privacy screens to improve your experience.

Host your dream event here and take advantage of our 6 acres of turf which is complimented by seemingly limiteless parking in our three large parking lots. The Jolly Oyster, Good to Go Juice Truck, and Wheel Fun Rentals are located on-site during weekends and holidays, offering visitors food and beverage service and bike rentals. Bike trails connect other nearby beaches and the Ventura Pier so you may continue your exploration right into downtown Ventura if you please.

Open seasonally for Spring Break and from Memorial Day - Labor Day!

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Join the Parks & Recreation Department. Work in creative and diverse environments with a flexible work schedule. These part-time opportunities are great for those looking to earn extra cash, start a career in recreation, gain experience, or get involved in the community.

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