Cuyama, CA

Cuyama ) is a census-designated place in Santa Barbara County. California. Cuyama is located in the Cuyama Valley, near the Carrizo Plain. Cuyama's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider California setting. The local scoop is how Cuyama's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. The Cuyama River runs adjacent to the town, flowing west towards the Pacific Ocean. Cuyama is surrounded by many apricot, peach, and plum orchards. Rancho Cuyama, which consisted of 22,200 acres, was granted to Jose Maria Rojo in 1843.