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Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge — about 18 km (11 mi) from Santa Maria. Image credit: Image: Kevin P. Rice / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Nature discovery

Nature Near Santa Maria, United States

Research 11 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of Santa Maria, grouped across 6 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.

Places listed
11
Closest
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge — about 18 km
Furthest listed
about 57 km
Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025

How this list is built

Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Santa Maria. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.

How far these are

Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Santa Maria. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.

  • 11nearby

What is out there

  • 3beaches
  • 3coast and headlands
  • 2lakes
  • 2protected areas
  • 1desert
  • 1mountain

11 places near Santa Maria

Ordered by straight-line distance from Santa Maria, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.

Places near Santa Maria

Showing all 11 places.