Most Beautiful Cal State Campus

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<p>In your opinion, which is the most beautiful CSU campus and why? I don't want to hear CSUX because I go there. Please give good reasons and examples of why you think so. I would like to also hear from people who have visited multiple campuses to base their opinion. Here's my incomplete list to get started. I will update with votes as they come. </p>

<ol>
<li> Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1)</li>
<li> Cal Poly Pomona (1)</li>
<li> Humboldt State (1)</li>
<li> Chico State (1)</li>
<li> San Diego State (1)</li>
<li> Sonoma State (1)</li>
<li> Cal State Long Beach (1)</li>
<li> San Francisco State (1)</li>
<li> San Jose State (1)</li>
<li> CSUN (1)</li>
<li> Cal State Fullerton (1)</li>
<li> CSULA (1)</li>
<li> CSUMB</li>
</ol>

<p>Personally I like both Cal Poly's but can only speak for Pomona. It was the orignal summer ranch for WK Kellogg. It's a very green campus surrounded by hills, trails, Arabian horses, a Japanese garden, a duck pond and green pastures. A few historic Spanish style buildings dating back to the ranch days. The few drawbacks is the urban isolation and the large freeway.</p>

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<p>Campuses I visited:</p>

<p>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Sonoma State
Cal State Long Beach
San Francisco State
CSUMB
and one you forgot: Cal State Stanislaus</p>

<p>I think that the most beautiful of those campus is Sonoma State, the campus itself has a mixture of different things that they pull all together very nicely. It has some modern buildings, lots of trees, lakes, and grass areas, the housing blends in with the campus giving it a comforting feel. The whole place is like i giant park! (It kind of makes you want to have a picnic). The surrounding area isn’t the best looking town (somewhat bland and ordinary), but the campus really makes up for it.</p>

<p>Of course, beauty is all in the eye of the beholder! All of the campuses had there good and bad points and they were all very different.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Sonoma State (2)</li>
<li>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1)</li>
<li>Cal Poly Pomona (1)</li>
<li>Humboldt State (1)</li>
<li>Chico State (1)</li>
<li>San Diego State (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Long Beach (1)</li>
<li>San Francisco State (1)</li>
<li>San Jose State (1)</li>
<li>CSUN (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Fullerton (1)</li>
<li>CSULA (1)</li>
<li>CSUMB</li>
<li>Cal State Stanislaus (1)</li>
</ol>

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<p>I love Cal Poly Pomona [my school ;)], but I’ve got to give it to San Diego State core campus. I love the old, Mission-revival architectural style they’ve got down there. They should have built the rest of the campus with that architectural style in mind, but the high-cost of construction materials probably forced them to go with something more modern (and ugly). Still, the core campus at SDSU gets my vote!</p>

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<ol>
<li>Sonoma State (2)</li>
<li>San Diego State (2)</li>
<li>Cal Poly Pomona (2)</li>
<li>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1)</li>
<li>Humboldt State (1)</li>
<li>Chico State (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Long Beach (1)</li>
<li>San Francisco State (1)</li>
<li>San Jose State (1)</li>
<li>CSUN (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Fullerton (1)</li>
<li>CSULA (1)</li>
<li>CSUMB</li>
<li>Cal State Stanislaus (1)</li>
</ol>

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<p>I’ve only been to CSU Chico and Humboldt, and Humboldt is by far the nicest campus. You can’t beat those redwoods, they are captivating.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Sonoma State (2)</li>
<li>San Diego State (2)</li>
<li>Cal Poly Pomona (2)</li>
<li>Humboldt State (2)</li>
<li>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1)</li>
<li>Chico State (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Long Beach (1)</li>
<li>San Francisco State (1)</li>
<li>San Jose State (1)</li>
<li>CSUN (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Fullerton (1)</li>
<li>CSULA (1)</li>
<li>CSUMB</li>
<li>Cal State Stanislaus (1)</li>
</ol>

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<p>I’ve visited Fullerton, Long Beach, Northridge, San Jose, Los Angeles, Dominguez Hills, Monterrey Bay, San Luis Obispo and Pomona. My vote’s for Pomona. I like the park like tranquil setting, views of the snow dusted mountains, the CLA building, horse ranch and hikes in the Voorhis Ecological Reserve behind the campus. Can’t beat the setting of San Luis Obispo, but the campus could use a little better planning. Disclaimer, I also went to Pomona.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Cal Poly Pomona (3)</li>
<li>Sonoma State (2)</li>
<li>San Diego State (2)</li>
<li>Humboldt State (2)</li>
<li>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1)</li>
<li>Chico State (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Long Beach (1)</li>
<li>San Francisco State (1)</li>
<li>San Jose State (1)</li>
<li>CSUN (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Fullerton (1)</li>
<li>CSULA (1)</li>
<li>CSUMB</li>
<li>Cal State Stanislaus (1)</li>
</ol>

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<p>I’ve been to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly Pomona, Los Angeles and Fullerton. Pomona gets my vote. Very pretty and green, with lots of trees and gardens.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Cal Poly Pomona (4)</li>
<li>Sonoma State (2)</li>
<li>San Diego State (2)</li>
<li>Humboldt State (2)</li>
<li>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1)</li>
<li>Chico State (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Long Beach (1)</li>
<li>San Francisco State (1)</li>
<li>San Jose State (1)</li>
<li>CSUN (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Fullerton (1)</li>
<li>CSULA (1)</li>
<li>CSUMB</li>
<li>Cal State Stanislaus (1)</li>
</ol>

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<p>What? No Fresno State? Hurtful.</p>

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<p>I don’t see Sac State on the list… D: I’m biased, I’ve only been to Sac State. xD</p>

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<ol>
<li>Cal Poly Pomona (4)</li>
<li>San Diego State (3)</li>
<li>Sonoma State (2)</li>
<li>Humboldt State (2)</li>
<li>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1)</li>
<li>Chico State (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Long Beach (1)</li>
<li>San Francisco State (1)</li>
<li>San Jose State (1)</li>
<li>CSUN (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Fullerton (1)</li>
<li>CSULA (1)</li>
<li>CSUMB</li>
<li>Cal State Stanislaus (1)
15 Fresno State (1)</li>
<li>Sacramento State (1)</li>
</ol>

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<p>Why doesn’t anyone list Channel Islands?
Where does it stack up?</p>

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<ol>
<li>Cal Poly Pomona (4)</li>
<li>San Diego State (3)</li>
<li>Sonoma State (2)</li>
<li>Humboldt State (2)</li>
<li>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1)</li>
<li>Chico State (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Long Beach (1)</li>
<li>San Francisco State (1)</li>
<li>San Jose State (1)</li>
<li>CSUN (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Fullerton (1)</li>
<li>CSULA (1)</li>
<li>CSUMB</li>
<li>Cal State Stanislaus (1)
15 Fresno State (1)</li>
<li>Sacramento State (1) </li>
<li>CSU Channel Island (1)</li>
</ol>

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<p>They should make a Cal State Avalon</p>

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<p>Sonoma</p>

<p>(10 characters)</p>

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<p>You forgot Cal Maritime.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Cal Poly Pomona (4)</li>
<li>San Diego State (3)</li>
<li>Sonoma State (3)</li>
<li>Humboldt State (2)</li>
<li>Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1)</li>
<li>Chico State (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Long Beach (1)</li>
<li>San Francisco State (1)</li>
<li>San Jose State (1)</li>
<li>CSUN (1)</li>
<li>Cal State Fullerton (1)</li>
<li>CSULA (1)</li>
<li>CSUMB</li>
<li>Cal State Stanislaus (1)
15 Fresno State (1)</li>
<li>Sacramento State (1)</li>
<li>CSU Channel Island (1)</li>
<li>Cal Maritime (1)</li>
</ol>