Page 90 - 2019 Travel Guide to California

VENTURA COUNTY COAST
Through the four seasons
B Y J I L L K. R O B I N S O N
»WINE, DINE,
RIDE, INDULGE!
Ventura County Coast
Visitor Information
venturacountycoast.com
SETTLE IN FOR A FULL YEAR with the
string of four main cities located between
Santa Barbara and Los Angeles—Camarillo,
Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Ventura. The
Ventura County Coast offers plenty to do,
from signature seasonal events to great
ways to get outdoors and first-rate family
adventures. With hotels and restaurants
scattered throughout the area, there’s
always a reason to celebrate the season.
Spring
For many, a basket full of plump strawber-
ries is an essential symbol of spring. That’s
a good reason to head to the California
Strawberry Festival (May 18-19) in Oxnard
for some berry bliss with more than 50 food
booths brimming with treats like
smoothies, strawberry beer, strawberry
shortcake and chocolate-dipped strawber-
ries. If the berries wake your inner farmer,
visit the certified organic McGrath Family
Farm in Camarillo, where you can shop for
more spring produce, or pick your own.
Bring the family to the Channel Islands
Maritime Museum in Oxnard for its fine
collection of maritime paintings, ship
models and artifacts—and don’t forget to
gaze out the museum windows, which look
out over the harbor’s sailboats. Make your
home base the Ventura Beach Marriott, con-
veniently located within easy reach of the
VENTURA COUNTY COAST
88 2019 TRAVEL GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA