Skip to content
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, Guadalupe, CA
Sports & Outdoors

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center

Visitor and education center for the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes on the Central Coast, with exhibits and information on local dune access points.

1065 Guadalupe Street, Guadalupe, CA 93434 · Guadalupe, CA

About Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center

The Dunes Center works to protect and restore the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes ecosystem through education, research, and cooperative stewardship with partners. Visitors can get general information and directions to local dune access points and other places of interest. The center also runs educational programs, classroom programs, field trips, and group walks, and it hosts community hikes and events such as a hike to Mussel Rock. The dunes are a National Natural Landmark.

  • #sand dunes
  • #conservation
  • #education
  • #visitor center
  • #Central Coast

What's around here?

The closest stops to Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Museums

    Rancho de Guadalupe Historical Society Museum

    Check prices

    Local history museum in Guadalupe, run by a nonprofit historical society, with pioneer photos, artifacts, and a small reference library.

    Right next doorSwitch it up: Museums

  • Shopping
    Local Gem

    Nipomo Swapmeet & Fleamarket

    No admission fee

    The Central Coast's largest weekend swap meet, with vendor stalls of secondhand goods, produce and bargains.

    6.6 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Santa Maria Valley

    No admission fee

    Central Coast California wine and barbecue region between Santa Barbara and Pismo Beach.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    7.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Local Gem

    Pirate's Cove Beach

    No admission fee

    A small cove beach reached by a coastal bluff trail near Avila Beach on California's Central Coast.

    17 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors

    Montaña de Oro State Park

    Check prices

    A large coastal state park west of San Luis Obispo with cliffs, sandy beaches, coastal plains, and trails for hiking and biking.

    26 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Margarita Adventures

    $50+

    A six line zipline canopy tour over Santa Margarita Ranch wine country with a suspension bridge crossing.

    Transit: reachable by public transit

    29 mi awayMore like this

Near Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center

More of the same kind

Keep exploring