{"id":496,"date":"2010-11-30T05:16:33","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T13:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tx.netius.net\/sanddunes\/rancho-guadalupe-dunes-park\/"},"modified":"2010-11-30T17:48:24","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T01:48:24","slug":"rancho-guadalupe-dunes-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/rancho-guadalupe-dunes-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Guadalupe Dunes \/ Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/parks\/guad_dunes.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Gualupe Dunes Park\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beach sand dunes on the Central California coastline, located in between Point Sal and Pismo Beach. Three different wildlife preserves (and one oil refinery) make up this sandy beach strand W of Guadalupe, CA<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">From the north <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/wheelz\/OHVs\/oceano.html\">Oceano Dunes SVRA<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; also known as Pismo Dunes this is where all the yahoos can get their thrills riding quads and driving on the beach dunes. One of the few spots in ca, where you can drive your vehicle on the beach, right at the tideline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>OSO FLACO LAKE<\/strong> &#8211; estuary with boardwalk on the California Central Coast, surrounded by sand dunes and farm lands. Birdwatch right from the middle of the lagoon. Bring a picnic too!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuges\/profiles\/index.cfm?id=81673\"><strong>Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refug<\/strong>e<\/a> &#8211; the refuge is situated between Oso Flaco Lake &amp; Ranch Guadalupe Dunes. The main office is located along Highway 1, at 1045 Guadalupe Street, Guadalupe, CA<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.countyofsb.org\/parks\/parks02.aspx?id=13422\">Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; just north of Point Sal is this public access beach. Well known for miles of pristine sand dunes. This is a place to truly enjoy nature and solitude. Near to Pismo Dunes, Rancho Guadalupe is a county park in the Santa Barbara County Parks system. This protected wildlife area is north of Lompoc &amp; south of Pismo Beach CA.\u00a0 The refuge was established to protect breeding habitat for the endangered species.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All this located west of Santa Maria &amp; Nipomo CA. The Santa Maria River meet the Pacific ocean here at this estuary and sand dune area. From Coast Hwy 101, exit Main Street in Santa Maria; follow Hwy 166 west, past the small town of Guadalupe, CA &amp; past the farmlands &#8211; straight to the coast.<\/p>\n<p>6999 W Main St<br \/>\nGuadalupe, CA 93434<br \/>\n805-343-2354<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Guadalupe+Dunes+Park,+Guadalupe,+CA&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=39.235538,69.960938&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=Guadalupe+Dunes+Park,&amp;hnear=Guadalupe,+Santa+Barbara,+California&amp;t=h&amp;cid=188809593392008653&amp;ll=34.959366,-120.64596&amp;spn=0.048818,0.073128&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=A&amp;output=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/><small><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?f=q&amp;source=embed&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Guadalupe+Dunes+Park,+Guadalupe,+CA&amp;sll=37.0625,-95.677068&amp;sspn=39.235538,69.960938&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=Guadalupe+Dunes+Park,&amp;hnear=Guadalupe,+Santa+Barbara,+California&amp;t=h&amp;cid=188809593392008653&amp;ll=34.959366,-120.64596&amp;spn=0.048818,0.073128&amp;z=13&amp;iwloc=\" style=\"color:#0000FF;text-align:left\">View Larger Map<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p><em>Horses &amp; dogs are not allowed in the preserve. Off-road vehicle play area is to the north of Oso Flaco Lake. The fence line is visible from the beach hike and engine noises can be heard from Oso Flaco. Enter the Ocean Dunes SVRA (State Vehicular Recreation Area), further up Hwy 1 at Oceano CA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>more info<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dunescenter.org\/\">dunescenter.org<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"photos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tags\/guadalupe+dunes\">Some photos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guadalupe Dunes \/ Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park Beach sand dunes on the Central California coastline, located in between Point Sal and Pismo Beach. Three different wildlife preserves (and one oil refinery) make up this sandy beach strand W of Guadalupe, CA From the north Oceano Dunes SVRA &#8211; also known as Pismo Dunes this &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/rancho-guadalupe-dunes-park\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[13,44,25,45,1,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beaches","category-coastdunes","category-hikes-hikes","category-sanddunes","category-sightsee","category-wildlife"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park - Total Escape Outside<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/rancho-guadalupe-dunes-park\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Park - Total Escape Outside\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Guadalupe Dunes \/ Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park Beach sand dunes on the Central California coastline, located in between Point Sal and Pismo Beach. 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