The Cuyama Valley is a valley along the Cuyama River in Central California, in northern Santa Barbara, southern San Luis Obispo, southwestern Kern, and northwestern Ventura counties. It is about two h
Rugged terrain surrounding the Cuyama Valley
Location of the Cuyama Valley in southern and central California: green areas are national forests and national parks
Cuyama seen from the east, on SR-166
Cuyama, California aerial view showing farms and oil/gas field
The Sierra Madre is a mountain range in southwestern California. It forms the southernmost part of the California Coast Ranges and lies mostly in Santa Barbara County, with a small portion extending i
Cuyama Valley
…and coastal Ventura County. The valley encompasses an area of approximately 300 square miles (780 km2). It is bounded on all sides by mountains: the Sierra Madre Mountains along the south and west, the La Panza Range on the north, and the Caliente Range along the northeast − all of the California Coast Ranges System; and…
Sierra Madre as seen from across the Cuyama Valley
Las Coches Mountain in the Sierra Madre, from SR 166.