Woodlands is a census-designated place in San Luis Obispo County, California.

[2] "The Woodlands" is a 956-acre master planned community with single- and multi-family homes, a resort hotel, retail and office space, located adjacent to Nipomo, California.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.7 square miles (4.3 km2), all of it land.

39 households (14.4%) were made up of individuals, and 12 (4.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 421 housing units at an average density of 254.6 per square mile (98.3/km2), of which 256 (94.5%) were owner-occupied, and 15 (5.5%) were occupied by renters.