Cambria, California

About Cambria

Cambria, CA is a small unincorporated community located in central California.

Cambria holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.42 square miles.

📰 Cambria News Today

• 15-year-old boy killed, 3 teens injured in Highway 1 rollover crash in SLO County San Luis Obispo Tribune · Aug 15
• Cambria Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• This California Town Banned Fireworks. Then Came the Dogs. The New York Times · Jul 4
• Cambria named a top Pacific Coast town for a weekend escape Secret San Francisco · Aug 6
• California Coast Road Trip Vlog: Monterey, Big Sur, Cambria! Brandon Clarke (Mc3u63yxsN) Mshale · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cambria Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Cambria

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cambria

• Cambria Mimosas — regional
• Hidden Kitchen — juice (café)
• Indigo Moon Cafe — american
• Linn's
• Robin's Restaurant — global
• The Sea Chest Oyster Bar — seafood
• Allocco's Italian Bakery
• Black Cat Bistro
• Boni's Tacos — mexican
• Cambria Cafe (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cambria Historical Museum · Museum
• Caprice · Art gallery
• Monarch Butterfly Overwintering Site · Attraction
• Nit Wit Ridge · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cambria

• 🏞️ Norris Rancho Marino Reserve · National Park reviews ★
• Harmony Headlands State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lampton Cliffs Park reviews ★
• Shamel Park reviews ★
• Moon Stone Beach Park reviews ★
• Santa Rosa Creek Natural Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• White Rock State Marine Conservation Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cambria

• Cambria Grammar
• Coast Union High
• Leffingwell High (Continuation)
• Santa Lucia Middle

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cambria

🏘️ Nearby Communities