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Goleta
Surf and dive town · United States
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15 places to stay within 2 km, 1 of them campsites.
Budget 2-star · Booking.com£85 a night
Mid-range 3-star · Booking.com£100 a night
Luxury 4-star · Booking.com£130 a night
Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.
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All 15 places to stay · Booking.comSpots near here: 46 places in 2 sports
Surf · this week
St Augustine Point · 1h 07m by car
68 out of 100Big Drakes · 1h 01m by car
64 out of 100Sands · 10 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
49 out of 100Tajuigas Ranch · 20 min by car
49 out of 100Depressions · 9 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
47 out of 100Hendry's beach - arroyo burro · 13 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
47 out of 100Devereux · 10 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
46 out of 100El Capitan · 17 min by car
46 out of 100
All 44 surf spots
Hope Ranch · 12 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
46 out of 100ED's · 19 min by car
45 out of 100Refugio · 20 min by car
44 out of 100Shelves · 8 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
44 out of 100Goleta Rock · 6 min by car
42 out of 100More Mesa · 8 min by car
42 out of 100Campus Point · 8 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
41 out of 100Seals · 9 min by car
40 out of 100Haskells · 10 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
39 out of 100Naples · 12 min by car
39 out of 100Rockpile · 13 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
39 out of 100Driftwoods · 8 min by car · stays in Isla Vista
38 out of 100La conchita · 36 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
38 out of 100Santa Clause · 22 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
38 out of 100Leadbetter · 15 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
36 out of 100Lighthouse · 16 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
36 out of 100Sandspit · 14 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
36 out of 100Mesa Lane · 15 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
35 out of 100Carpinteria Beach · 25 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
34 out of 100Faria · 37 min by car · stays in Ventura
34 out of 100Jelly Bowl · 30 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
34 out of 100Pitas Point · 36 min by car · stays in Ventura
34 out of 100Tarpits · 31 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
34 out of 100Chocoos · 39 min by car · stays in Ventura
33 out of 100Hobson's · 34 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
33 out of 100Serena's · 22 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
33 out of 100Solimar Reef · 40 min by car · stays in Ventura
33 out of 100Sea Cliff · 33 min by car · stays in Carpinteria
32 out of 100Little Rincon · 36 min by car · stays in Rincon California
31 out of 100Bone Yards · 18 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
29 out of 100Fernald Point · 19 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
29 out of 100Hammonds Reef · 18 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
29 out of 100Miramar Beach · 17 min by car · stays in Santa Barbara
29 out of 100Emma Wood · 45 min by car · stays in Ventura
28 out of 100Ventura Overhead · 46 min by car · stays in Ventura
28 out of 100Mondos · 37 min by car · stays in Ventura
24 out of 100
Dive · this week
Aggi · 59.4 km · stays here
61 out of 100Jane L. Stanford · 52.7 km · stays here
61 out of 100
Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Goleta.
Places to eat
6 near Goleta
Places to eat near Goleta
- Altamirano’s Mexican GrillMexican · in the centre
- La Hacienda Mexican RestaurantMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
- Natural Cafe GoletaVegetarian · 0.1 km from the centre
- Noodle City | Vietnamese RestaurantVietnamese · 0.1 km from the centre
- Pepe's Mexican FoodMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
- Ray's Village KitchenAmerican · 0.1 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits
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About Goleta
where it is, what is near
Goleta is a town in California, United States.
From Goleta you can reach 44 surf spots and 2 dive sites.
The nearest is Goleta Rock, a surf spot 2.4 km from the centre.
Overture lists 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.
The nearest airport is Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), 2 km away.
In California · West · United States
- 15 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA), 2 km, Santa Maria Public Airport Captain G Allan Hancock Field (SMX), 77 km, San Luis County Regional Airport (SBP), 116 km
Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).