The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a 78 acre botanical garden, containing over 1,000 species of rare and indigenous plants. It is located in Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara, California.
Alameda Park (Alameda Plazas) is one of the City’s oldest parks and is actually a two-block park consisting of unique rare trees, a bandstand, picnic sites, and Kid’s World, an 8,000 square foot playground with a castle, swings, slides; and two reservable party sites.
Santa Barbara Red Tile Walking Tour - One of the best ways to explore the city of Santa Barbara is on foot as you follow along the Red Tile Walking Tour.
Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park - The walls of this small cave carved from towering sandstone boulders contain some of the finest remaining rock art created by Chumash Native Americans.
Elings Park - Originally created as Las Positas Park, and briefly known as Las Positas Friendship Park, the Elings Park that we know today has had some milestone events in its history.
Gould Park is a public park located in Santa Barbara, California. It was a gift from Charles W. and Clara H. Gould in June 1926. This 360+ acre park has not been developed by the City since its acquisition.
Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens features a large botanical collection of 75 different tree and plant species included in the Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden Self-Guided Tree & Plant Tour; koi pond; sensory garden with audio posts and interpretive Braille signs; low water-use demonstration garden, walking paths, picnic areas; and Gazebo.
Inspiration Point is a hiking area in Santa Barbara, California. The trail begins near the end of the pavement and is wide and maintained. The trail climbs through shady chaparral to a small summit which is another Edison access road, dirt this time. The summit is indistinct, except for the fact that when you reach it you have a beautiful view of the city, the ocean and the Channel Islands.
Head into the foothills of Montecito in pursuit of San Ysidro Falls. The mostly uphill hike goes for about 1.75-miles along the well-signed San Ysidro Trail before reaching the falls.
The adventure never ends at Cachuma Lake Recreation Area. Tent, yurt, and RV camping, naturalist-guided lake cruises, some of the best fishing to be found in the region, boating, hiking, picnicking, and more. The Area offers a multitude of activity options, plus the option of doing nothing at all.
The Gaviota Wind Caves are a sandstone formation located a mile from the Pacific Ocean in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara. The hike to the wind-swept caves is 2.5 miles round trip with 600 feet of elevation gain.
Live Oak is reservable for large group functions only. Hot showers/restrooms. Accommodates up to 1,500 campers in “open†site fashion, and an additional 2,000 non-camping patrons on a daily basis. Roofed kitchen and eating area seats 250 guests.
