Editing Guadalupe, California (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Guadalupe Dunes County Park beach.JPG|thumb|Beach at the Guadalupe Dunes County Park]]
[[File:Guadalupe Dunes County Park road.JPG|thumb|West Main Street and transition zone (back dunes), Guadalupe Dunes County Park]]
There is a beach near Guadalupe at the end of Main Street that is part of the [[Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes]]. Oso Flaco Lake in [[Nipomo]] is also a part of this dunes complex and is a few miles north of Guadalupe; it features a [[boardwalk]] that goes over the lake and leads to the Guadalupe beach.

South of Guadalupe on Highway 1 and right on Brown Road is Point Sal Road, which was closed due to heavy storms and has become a hiking trail through the coastal mountains. At the end of the {{convert|5 |mile||adj=mid| trail}}, which passes through [[Vandenberg Space Force Base]], is the isolated [[Point Sal State Beach]]. Between Guadalupe Beach and Point Sal Beach is the even more isolated Paradise Beach, near Mussel Rock.

Parks in the area include [[Jack O'Connell (American politician)|Jack O'Connell]] Park, where the Bulldogs youth [[American Football|football]] team practices. LeRoy Park, the community center for the city and the home of the local [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Boys & Girls Club]], sits near the town's northern city limit, and is the oldest community park in Santa Barbara County; the land was donated in 1871 by the LeRoy family, and the park is currently undergoing a major revitalization project.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://santamariatimes.com/news/local/nonprofit-spotlight-a-major-upgrade-for-guadalupe-s-historic-community-hub/article_adeaf49f-de43-5ca4-870e-8abe6bfaefe6.html |title=Nonprofit Spotlight: A major upgrade for Guadalupe’s historic community hub |date=July 13, 2021 |access-date=July 15, 2021 |first=Sam |last=Waterstone |work=Santa Maria Times}}</ref>

The Guadalupe [[Scholastic wrestling|Wrestling]] Club was established in 1979 for the youth and has produced numerous state champions over the years. The Guadalupe Police Department runs the Gladiator's club, which provides peer-to-peer mentoring for fifth and sixth grade youth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.admhs.org/apps/admhs_main/AD/ad_prevention_resources_index.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004120250/https://www.admhs.org/apps/admhs_main/AD/ad_prevention_resources_index.asp |access-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |title=Alcohol and Drug Prevention Resources |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Boys & Girls Club and the Riverview apartment tutoring program provide places for children to go after school.