Ventura (officially the City of San Buenaventura; commonly called San Buenaventura before 1891), or Shisholop in Chumash was incorporated in 1866 and has a population of 106,433.
The highlight of Ventura is downtown area which is very active and filled with shops and restaurants on Main Street. There you will also find the landmark Mission San Buemaventura with its 1809 church.
The other draw to Ventura is of course its beaches and the Ventura Harbor area. It has many beautiful beaches, like San Buenaventura State Beach, with long, wooden Ventura Pier. Surfer's Point is popular for surfing and windsurfing. Boats depart Ventura Harbor for Channel Islands National Park, a habitat for rare island foxes and scrub jays
It is also home to Ventura Junior College, a 2 year public community college on 112 acres.
For school information click this link for Ventura Unified School District: https://www.venturausd.org
Private schools: St. Augustine Academy, Holy Cross School, Saint Bonaventure High School, Our Lady the Assumption, and Sacred Heart
Local Parks & Recreation:
- Arroyo Verde Park
- Barranca Vista Park
- Blanche Reynolds Park
- Camino Real Park
- Grant Park
- Hober Park
- Kellogg Park
- Marina Park
- Mission Park
- Ocean Avenue Park
- Plaza Park
- Seaside Wilderness Park
- Soter’s Point
- Surfers Point at Seaside Park
- Thille Park
- West Park
Map of the area
