Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Retro-style soda pop and old-fashioned candy store is genius for stocking your cooler be-
fore a day at the beach.
Camarillo Premium Outlets
MALL
(
www.premiumoutlets.com/camarillo
; 740 E Ventura Blvd, Camarillo;
10am-9pm Mon-Sat, to 8pm
Sun)
For steeply discounted designer duds, from LA's Kitson to Nike, Neiman Marcus and
North Face, drive about 20 minutes from Ventura on Hwy 101 southbound.
Information
Ventura Visitors & Convention Bureau
TOURIST INFORMATION
(
805-648-2075, 800-483-6214;
www.ventura-usa.com
; 101 S California St;
9-5pm Mon-Sat,
10am-4pm Sun Mar-Oct, closing 4pm daily Nov-Feb)
Downtown visitor center hands out free maps and tourist brochures.
Getting There & Away
; 800-872-7245;
www.amtrak.com
; Harbor Blvd at Figueroa St)
operates five daily trains north
to Santa Barbara ($15, 45 minutes) via Carpinteria and south to LA ($24, 2ΒΌ hours).
Amtrak's platform station is unstaffed; buy tickets in advance online or by phone.
Vista
(
800-438-1112;
www.goventura.org
)
runs several daily 'Coastal Express' buses between
downtown Ventura and Santa Barbara ($3, 40 to 70 minutes) via Carpinteria; check online
or call for schedules.
Channel Islands National Park
for too long on your lifetime to-do list. It's easier to access than you might think, and the
payoff is immense. Imagine hiking, kayaking, scuba diving, camping and whale-watching,
and doing it all amid a raw, end-of-the-world landscape. Rich in unique species of flora
