| Page Views: 4,327 Last Visit to Santa Barbara: September, 2003 | A-list Heavenly Santa Barbara by trvlnurse - last update: Oct 20, 2004 |
This coastal town and surrounding areas offer most any type of beach one can imagine. Surfing, bike trails, dog friendly beaches, state parks, volley ball, and eateries are just a sample of the coastal attractions.
Santa Barbara Beaches:
Arroyo Burro Beach ( beachside restaurant, showers and dressing rooms. Popular place to walk dogs.)
The Breakwater and Yacht Harbor (yacht club, restaurants, tackle and gift store, boats for rent or charter, and the Fisherman's Market)
East Beach (16 volleyball courts, playground and patio cafe).
Leadbetter Beach (scenic, outdoor restaurant, volleyball courts and showers)
Stearns Wharf (Shops, restaurants, wine tasting, harbor and coastal cruises, whale-watching trips, para-sailing, pier fishing )
West Beach (beach rentals, shops, restaurants and a bike path, outdoor wading pool, and lap pool).
Surrounding area beaches:
El Capitan State Beach
Gaviota State Beach Park
Goleta Beach (stinky!)
Refugio State Beach ( Scenic coastal park lined with palms, camping ) Rincon Beach (Surfers fave) Butterfly Beach
Carpinteria State Beach |
|  | Scenic There are so many impressive acts of nature and man in Santa Barbara it is hard to decide which is the best but it is a fair toss- up between the beaches, the variety of palms, the wildlife, the architecture, the mountains, and the ocean views, |
Sunset The sunsets in Santa Barbara occur behind the mountains. Santa Barbara always does things amazingly different. | | |
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| Pros: | "Picturesque, great weather, mountains and the sea- Plenty to do for such a small community" | | Cons: | "Don't drink the water" | | In A Nutshell: | "Nature's finest artistry" |
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Birsen Sat May 14, 2005 13:28 UTC
Hi Kimberly, I have been in Santa Barbara 2 years ago and I loved it! Absolute beauty. Enjoy your life there with health and happiness! Great pictures and tips by the way :)) | VinTolucci Fri Feb 4, 2005 22:07 UTC
Nice intro to your pages. How I miss California. | Scandic Fri Feb 4, 2005 09:32 UTC
Your pages ar eabsolutely gorgeous. I wish I could visit Santa Barbara soon again. Solvan was a nice experience too, felt like 'home' there;) Lovely pages you have done. Thanks a lot. | Echo_29 Fri Dec 24, 2004 00:26 UTC
Great picks on the two restaurants! They are less tourist heavy, have good food and great locals for a walk after your meal. |
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