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Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park Access

Rancho Guadalupe Dunes County Park Access provides a 2-mile beach hike to the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge, with a paved parking lot located near the Santa Maria River mouth.

Access is restricted from March 1st through September 30th to protect nesting shorebirds, and visitors should be prepared for soft sand hiking conditions.

The park offers free parking and is managed by Santa Barbara County Parks Department in partnership with the Center for Natural Lands Management.


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