- Our list of the best things to do in Santa Barbara, California, features the top 89 nearby activities — including 33 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Santa Barbara, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Food & Drink, Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, and Tours.
- The results below include the top 51 things to do within the city of Santa Barbara, CA , followed by 42 popular activities in nearby cities, including Goleta, Ventura, Santa Ynez, Ojai and Montecito
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Exhibits, historic sailing vessels, and films bring the California Coast and other areas of maritime history to life
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Ventura's Lake Casitas Recreation Area is a huge park with over 400 individual campsites. It is a popular fishing destination. Visitors also hiking, birdwatching and fishing. Campsites must be reserved.
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Refugio State Park & Beach is opened for the fishing and kayaking enthusiasts. Near the palm trees are found camping sites and picnic areas.
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One of the few locations to offer horseback riding on the Central Coast, Circle Bar B Guest Ranch has rides lasting anywhere from 1.5 to 4 hours. Not truly a dude ranch though; the operation is run out of a motel.
22.7 Miles
Cyclists get quite the workout on the Ventura to Ojai Paved Bike Path, which stretches between Ventura and Ojai. The smooth, paved surface is perfect for both racing and mountain bikes. Rollerbladers are also welcome.
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The Old Creek Ranch Winery is an 850-acre cattle ranch with a winery and fruit orchards. The location, which produces only organic products, offers wine tastings and tours of the facilities.
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Private guided trail rides through the Los Padres National Forest and Ventura River Valley are provided through the Ojai Valley Trail Riding Company. Both beginners and more experienced riders are accommodated.
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Head home on the range with Western Trail Rides, an equestrian tour company in Ojai, California. Western Trail Rides offers customized tours for riders of all abilities, interests and levels of experience. The firm also offers riding lessons.
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Summer's Dawn is Ojai's most popular massage and bodywork shop offering a lot of unique and exclusive services such as NovaLash extensions, sugaring, bamboo massage, massage cupping, myofascial and other specialty and corrective treatments.
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Located in the Santa Ynez Valley, Gainey Vineyard's three ranches offer a unique combination of soil types, microclimate, sun exposure and grape varieties. Within the winery is a Spanish style tasting room, wine cellar, barrel room, and an outdoor patio.
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Mission San Buenaventura is the Ninth and last California Spanish mission. It was founded by founded by Padre Junípero Serra, and still remains an active Catholic paris