Recreation and Outdoor Activities
Ventura County’s sunny Mediterranean-like climate compliments a wide variety of outdoor recreation and attraction venues, which are available year-round. View breathtaking sunsets and vistas that the Pacific Ocean provides with the Channel Islands in the background. With miles of white sandy beaches, Oxnard and Ventura are a surfer’s dream and a sun lover’s haven. Ventura County offers an array of land and sea activities such as whale watching, sailing, kayaking, surfing, tennis, biking, golf, and shopping. Festivals are commonplace in downtown Oxnard and the surrounding areas. Museums, theaters, symphony performances and community concerts add to the exceptional quality of life in our area.
Learn more about the area’s recreational, outdoor, and culture and entertainment activities using the links below. You can also click on the the Sports and Entertainment link to the left of your screen.
Outdoor Fun
Outdoor activities range from walking on the beach to enjoying a concert in a park, sailing to the Channel Islands, or hiking in the Los Padres National Forest, camping and fishing at one of the lakes, golfing at a championship course, surfing at some of the best surfing beaches in California, biking or jogging on beautiful bike paths, or horseback riding on a mountain trail.
Culture and Entertainment
Oxnard Performing Arts and Convention Center, the Elite Theatre Company, and the Carnegie Art Museum provide outstanding entertainment and cultural opportunities. Ventura County is home to The New West Symphony, the resident orchestra of the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, the Countrywide Performing Arts Center at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, and Barnum Hall in Santa Monica. Now established as one of the pre-eminent orchestras in Southern California, the New West Symphony continues to thrill its audiences with its virtuosity and richness of sound.
Ventura County is also home to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum located in Simi Valley; the Fillmore and Western Historic Railway offering train rides; the San Buenaventura Mission; the Union Oil Museum in Santa Paula, art galleries featuring the work of world famous artists in Ojai; and a state-of-the-art Civic Arts Plaza in Thousand Oaks offering symphony, ballet and a variety of quality theatrical performances. Additional metropolitan attractions are available in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, both within an hour's drive. Click on the links below for additional attractions.
Learn more about our County's cultural and entertainment offerings by exploring the links below and by clicking on the Sports and Entertainment link to the left of your screen.
