Atascadero Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in California, United States
About Atascadero
The town's name is derived from a Spanish word meaning "bog", and in the Chumash language it means "a place of much water". The town was founded in 1913 as a planned utopian colony by Edward Gardner Lewis, a magazine published who had founded the town ofUniversity City,Missouri. The centerpiece of the new town was an Italian Renaissance-style town hall, surrounded by the expansive Sunken Gardens.
Top Attractions in Atascadero
Explore the best things to see and do in Atascadero:
- ★Atascadero City Hall
- ★Atascadero Lake Park
- ★Charles Paddock Zoo
- ★Sunken Gardens
Where to Stay in Atascadero
- 🏨Best Western Colony Inn
- 🏨Carlton Hotel
- 🏨Motel 6
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