El Capitan State Beach is expected to close to camping for about nine months starting in August 2022. Brooke Holland Noozhawk.com An upgrade project at El Capitan State Beach off Highway 101 in Santa ...

A popular camping site and area for outdoor activities in Santa Barbara County is scheduled to close for about a year to allow for major upgrades. El Capitan State Beach will shut down for about one ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - It’s a beautiful day at Refugio State Beach. I" came down from Lompoc. I was excited to see the closed sign wasn’t up. And I just wanted to come down … check it out … see what ...

El Capitan State Beach in Santa Barbara County will undergo construction for a yearlong improvement project. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times) Overnight campers won't be able to stay at El ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – California State Parks announced it is developing an update to its General Plan for the future of El Capitán and Refugio State beaches, as well as Gaviota State Park.

Cabin fever, crazed restlessness or even the trendy “seasonal affective disorder” — by any measure, hikers and outdoor-wingnuts have been largely kept inside during this magical rainfall, as well as ...

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Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Annette Brink, her three dogs, and husband visit El Capitan State Beach to camp three to four times a year. "We ...

Camping reservations at El Capitan State Beach are now available. Reservations are available for August 1 through November 30. Camping will then be available on a first come, first served basis from ...

Two women from Santa Maria were killed and six other people injured Thursday in a multi-vehicle collision along Highway 101 near El Capitan State Beach that closed the freeway for several hours.