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![]() | Carpinteria Bluffs Trail to Carpinteria Seal Sanctuary Overlook This 1 to 2-mile hike goes from Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve to a viewing area above a harbor seal rookery, offering beach access and beautiful oceanfront hiking. |
![]() | Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park This level 1.2-mile round trip hike explores El Estuaro, a vital ecosystem for shorebirds. |
![]() | Chumash Painted Cave This very short trail looks in on Native American rock art in the Santa Ynez Mountains. |
![]() | Gaviota Hot Springs This short hike visits a warm hot springs along the trail to Gaviota Peak in Gaviota State Park. |
![]() | Gaviota Pass Overlook Loop This 6.5-mile loop tours scenic ridges in Gaviota State Park to arrive at a soaring overlook above the Gaviota Tunnel. |
![]() | Gaviota Peak This 6.5-mile loop mounts a 2,458-foot summit two miles from the Pacific and then descends Trespass Trail to explore the wilds of the Santa Ynez Mountains. |
![]() | Gaviota Wind Caves This 2.5-mile hike just off the 101 Freeway visits wind-carved caves in Gaviota State Park with great ocean views. |
![]() | Inspiration Point from San Roque Road This 7.55 to 7.95-mile round trip hike ascends 1,400 feet up the western side of Jesusita Trail to a panoramic perch in the Santa Ynez Mountains with great views over Santa Barbara. |
![]() | Inspiration Point from Tunnel Road This 3.75-mile round trip combines Tunnel Trail and Jesusita Trail to ascend Mission Canyon to a sweeping viewpoint that looks down over Santa Barbara and up into the Santa Ynez Mountains. |
![]() | Knapp’s Castle This easy 0.8-mile hike visits the scenic ruins of an estate home built atop the mountains behind Santa Barbara. |
![]() | Lizard’s Mouth This half-mile hike visits a unique rock formation with amazing views over Santa Barbara and the Pacific. |
![]() | McMenemy Overlook This 3.7-mile hike uses four trails to form a loop through the mountains behind Montecito, California. |
![]() | Montecito Peak This 7.1-mile partial loop climbs to a panoramic summit in Los Padres National Forest overlooking Montecito and Santa Barbara. |
![]() | Nature Trail in El Capitán State Beach This 0.35-mile hike loops through a lush sycamore grove bordering El Capitán Creek to approach the rocky shore at the end of El Capitán Point. |
![]() | Nojoqui Falls This short 0.65-mile hike visits an 80-foot tall fern-lined waterfall. |
![]() | Tangerine Falls This 2.5-mile hike visits a beautiful waterfall on the edge of Los Padres National Forest near Santa Barbara. |
![]() | Tequepis Trail This invigorating 8.4-mile round trip hike offers views of Lake Cachuma as it climbs the Santa Ynez mountains to views of Santa Barbara and the Pacific. |
![]() | Tunnel View and Trespass Trails Loop This 2.6-mile loop steals a view over the 101 Freeway and the Gaviota Tunnel. |
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