Destinations · California
Santa Maria
CA · 34.9514, -120.4333
From Santa Maria, California, Byway's registries place 1 scenic byway, 1 public land unit and 14 campgrounds within 30 miles.
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Day-trip loops
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Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 · 13 mi · national
Public land
- Los Padres National Forest · 12 mi
Campgrounds
- Colson Campground · 15 mi
- Horseshoe Springs Campground · 19 mi
- Baja Campground · 21 mi
- Brookshire Campground · 21 mi
- Hi Mountain Campground · 21 mi
- Paradise Campground · 21 mi
- Buck Spring Campground · 22 mi
- Miranda Pine Campground · 23 mi
Lookouts
- Lover's Point · 19 mi
- Lone Oak · 19 mi
- The Notch · 19 mi
- Concrete Turret · 19 mi
Named places
- Santa Maria Natural History Museum · 0 mi
- Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and Museum · 0 mi
- Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum · 0 mi
- Santa Maria Museum of Flight · 3 mi
- Betteravia · 5 mi
- Dana Adobe · 6 mi
- Huasna Peak · 8 mi
- Boar Peak · 8 mi
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