Cambria has many fine elegant restaurants as well as family restaurant for dining out. Numerous auto services and well-stocked hardware stores are available for keeping things running. For the physically active, there are garden clubs, native and exotic plant nurseries, tennis courts, kayaking and enjoyment of nature. Originally subdivided over 70 years ago, Cambria was developed into small, average quality vacation homes. Recent trends has been toward above average quality custom homes.
Views range from ocean to forest to mountain and valley.
Some neighborhoods are nearing full development. At present the community is approximately 45 percent developed. San Luis Obispo County and the State Coastal Commission govern and oversee building development within the community. Building size and height are regulated, and adapted to specific areas within the community. One story has it that a committee member had recently been to Cambria County, Pennsylvania, and that woodsy, mining area reminded him of home.