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Guadalupe, CA Road Trips

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city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trip Routes

4

Longest Drive

308.6 mi

Laguna, CA

Quickest Drive

4h 34m

Riverside, CA

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Guadalupe, CA by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

8,422

Median Income

$71,048

Median Home Value

$452,100

Median Age

28.4

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Guadalupe, CA at a Glance

Elevation

279 ft

Area

1 mi²

Sister Cities

Marugame

City data from Wikidata (Q24335), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Guadalupe, CA

Guadalupe is a city in Santa Barbara County, California.

Guadaulpe-Nipomo Dunes Center, 1055 Guadalupe St, ☏ +1 805 343-2455, [email protected]. Th-Su: 10AM-4PM. Housed in a restored 1910 Craftsman-style bungalow, the Dune Center offers a look at the history and ecology of the Guadaulpe-Nipomo Dunes, one of the largest remaining natural dune areas on the California coast.

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge, ☏ +1 805 343-9151. An 18-mile stretch of sand dunes on the coastline. Hiking, wildlife viewing to surf fishing. The Dune Center (see above) offers guided walks of the dunes. Cecil B. DeMille filmed the 10 Commandments on these dunes then buried the set pieces in the sand. As the dunes blow in the wind, the sets are revealed then reburied so keep an eye out for "ancient Egyptian" architecture during your visit.

Santa Maria Airport, about 8mi (13km) southeast of Guadalupe, is a one terminal airport. Scheduled flights are available to and from Phoenix (2 flights per day on American Airlines) and Las Vegas (Sunday, Wednesday and Friday service only on Allegiant Air. Nipomo is 8.5mi (13.6km) west of Highway 101 on Highway 166. Amtrak has bus service to Guadalupe a couple of times a day.

Travel tips adapted from Guadalupe (California) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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