- Our list of the best things to do in Santa Maria, California, features the top 115 nearby activities — including 56 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Santa Maria, CA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Food & Drink, Outdoor Places, Museums & Galleries, and Entertainment & Shows.
- The results below include the top 31 things to do within the city of Santa Maria, CA , followed by 84 popular activities in nearby cities, including Lompoc, Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, Los Olivos, Santa Ynez and Rancho Santa Margarita
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89%
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Shell Beach
CIty of Pismo Beach, 760 Mattie Road, Pismo Beach, CA 93449
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Shell Beach is a public beach that is part of the larger Pismo Beach and has opportunities for picnicking, swimming, sun tanning, and boating. The beach can also be used for running and beach walking.
19.0 Miles
Complete with dense, scenic nature, the Monarch Butterfly Grove serves as a home for thousands of monarch butterflies each year. The facility hosts several special events throughout the seasons and features numerous walking paths to make it easy to navigate throughout the area.
19.0 Miles
Situated across 11 acres on the ocean front, Dinosaur Caves Park focuses around a central dinosaur-themed children's playground area. The recreation site also has an amphitheater, wedding overlook, walking paths, and off street parking.
19.1 Miles
Margo Dodd Park is a picturesque park located on an oceanside bluff in Pismo Beach. A perfect spot for picnics and scenic walks, the beach offers premier photography opportunities of the rugged coastal terrain and surrounding wildlife.
19.3 Miles
The Breakaway Tours & Event Planning company helps people put together central coast tours, with a strong focus on wineries. In addition, they also work with various venues and dining centers in the area to help plan an array of occasions.
19.5 Miles
80%
89 votes
2649 Carpenter Canyon Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Claiborne & Churchill Winery is located in San Luis Obispo. Their specialty is dry, white wines.
19.5 Miles
Basic park-style facilities are provided at the Eldwayen Ocean Park. Visitors can enjoy a grassy recreation area, picnic tables, benches, stairs leading to a sandy beach, and tide pools within this ocean front park.
19.6 Miles
97%
295 votes
2295 Purisima Road, Lompoc, CA 93436
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The nearly 2,000-acre La Purisima State Historical Park is home to 25 miles of hiking trails, livestock and the eleventh of 21 Spanish Missions established in Alta California. The site recreates life during the 1820's, where the residents engaged in blacksmithing, candle making, farming and weaving.
19.6 Miles
Central Coast Kayaks is a full-service kayak shop offering guided tours with trained professionals. They also have equipment rentals as well as many different classes to help make participants better paddlers.
19.8 Miles
97%
31 votes
Jalama Road, Lompoc, CA 93436
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Housed on a 300-acre ranch, the Return to Freedom, American Wild Horse Sanctuary is dedicated to preserving the freedom, diversity and habitat of wild horses. The sanctuary cares for over 400 horses.