Nearby Buttonwillow, California Local Attractions

Fans of road racing love Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow's famous racing and testing facility. The track hosts a wide variety of events, including performance driving clinics, motorcycle races, track day club events, vintage auto races, and more. Spectators and racers alike appreciate the park's many facilities, such as day garages, a race control tower, a full-service tire center, and a restaurant.

Buttonwillow Recreation Park offers lighted tennis courts and two lighted baseball diamonds.
The park's shaded picnic tables and well-sized playground offer spaces to relax and play.
Buttonwillow Recreation Park gives tired road trippers a very welcome chance to get outdoors
and stretch their legs.

Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area has something for everyone. Fishing, of course, is a big
draw to the area. Visitors who prefer a more relaxed type of recreation can go boating or simply
relax along the beautiful lakeside. For thrill seekers, the area even provides a jet skiing area.

The Empty Space Theater, located just half an hour from the Vagabond Inn Buttonwillow I-5
North, puts on a variety of shows for its loyal audience. At The Empty Space Theater, visitors can
catch performances of classic plays, hit Broadway musicals, and well-received contemporary
shows. The Empty Space Gallery, at the same location, exhibits eclectic, usually local, artwork.

The Buena Vista Natural History Museum covers ground in paleontology, anthropology, biology,
geology, and more. This fun, brightly-colored museum hosts the largest collection of Shark
Tooth Hill Miocene fossils in the world. Its touch fossil exhibits bring natural history alive by
offering visitors a unique chance to interact with pieces they would normally be expected to
keep a careful distance from.

Tired of the usual fast food along California's I-5? Buttonwillow residents and visitors alike think
of local taco trucks as the city's not-so-hidden culinary gems. For pupusas, try (of course) Tita's
Pupuseria. When it comes to burritos, Elsy's Antojitos is the name of the game.