Welcome to Oxnard

The results are in! Oxnard Beach Park is the #1 Best Beach on the West Coast and Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach is the #1 Best New Hotel in the United States, according to USA Today's 10Best Reader's Choice Awards!

Located only sixty miles northwest of LAX and in close proximity to Santa Barbara and other major destinations, Oxnard is one of California's best kept secrets and is the closest access point to Channel Islands National Park, nicknamed "The Galapagos of North America" for the diversity of wildlife you'll find nowhere else on earth.

Do you have what it takes to conquer the Oxnard Taco Trail? Sample menu items from Oxnard's epic taco scene, including quesatacos, barbacoa plates, los vampiros, birria machetes, red mulitas, torta titanics, birria pizzadillas and more! Or, get the Visit Oxnard Restaurant Pass for a tour of Oxnard's dining scenes with a chance to win prizes and get exclusive deals along the way.

Oxnard is home to miles of pristine golden duned beaches, electric nightlife, some of the best taquerias in the state, historic Victorian era architecture, and an expansively picturesque harbor that serves as the closest access point to the Channel Islands National Park.