El Capitan State Beach, right off Highway 101 about 20 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, is set to close to overnight campers in early January for a $5.5 million construction project that will ...

Also called Hendry's Beach by locals who love to walk their dogs here (there are even dog-washing stations), Arroyo Burro Beach is a pretty stretch of sand with plenty of options for outdoor fun.

Homeless people who live along public waterways and in other public spaces in Santa Barbara County will have less time to remove their belongings once notified, and less storage time in county hands.

Southern California beaches come in all sizes and specialties. From San Diego to Santa Barbara, some offer animal watching, ...

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