Live entertainment with country line dancing every weekend in the Spring and Summer, special festival events, wine tasting room, gift shop, candy factor, bakery, country store, campgrounds and RV park, restaurant, fruit stand, picnic areas, and for the kids a petting zoo and train rides. Big Opportunity in a Small Town Setting. Downtown contains Hollister's largest concentration of City and County government offices,library and county court house, retail and other commercial activity, including a wide range of services, restaurants, the county's only movie theater, financial institutions, and new and used auto dealers. May of these homes and commercial buildings are part of Hollister's fine stock of historic buildings. Please call for current programming.
Astronomical observatory is open to the public and offers group tours.
Campsites are available 637-3874. Pinnacles National Monument , site of an ancient volcano, encompasses nearly 10,000 acres and lies adjacent to the San Andreas Rift Zone. It is fulled with spire-like formations, crags, and subterranean caverns. Saint Francis Retreat is located just outside of downtown San Juan Bautista with a view of Rancho San Justo Valley. This spiritual serene area has indoor and outdoor conference facilities.