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El Capitán State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California. The most easterly of three state parks along the Gaviota Coast , it is located about 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Santa Barbara , in Santa Barbara County .
The state beach, located off the 101 Freeway just 30 minutes north of Santa Barbara's downtown, features 132 standard campsites, five group sites and spaces for hike-and-bike campsites.
The western unit includes the beach and a campground, which receives most of the park's visitors. Adjacent to the park on the west is a large region of private ranches and ranchettes known as Hollister Ranch, which extends for almost the entire distance to Point Conception (where the California coast turns to the north). Access to this portion ...
The ranch is within Rancho Dos Pueblos, a 15,535-acre (62.87 km 2) Mexican land grant, stretching between the Goleta Slough and the boundary of El Capitan State Beach. [52] [53] Dos Pueblos Institute uses the ranch as an outdoor classroom teaching sustainable agriculture and provides Chumash bands with a place for ceremonies. [54]
Mission Pacific Hotel. Why We Recommend It: surfing town, foodie destination Attractions We Love: California Surf Museum, Mission San Luis Del Rey Favorite Beach: Oceanside City Beach This low-key ...
Refugio State Beach (Chumash: Qasil, "Beautiful" [3]) is a protected state beach park in California, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Santa Barbara. [4] One of three state parks along the Gaviota Coast , it is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of El Capitán State Beach .
California Coastal Access Guide, Seventh Edition, published by the University of California Press in 2014. ISBN 978-0520278172. ISBN 978-0520278172. Compiled by the California Coastal Commission, this guide provides comprehensive details on over 1150 public coastal access points along California's 1271-mile shoreline.
At just 10 years old, Selah Schneiter is the youngest person to climb the dangerously steep El Capitan boulder in Yosemite.