East BeachSANTA BARBARA: It's hard to say enough about this beach. Beautiful, long, sandy, deep even at high tide and bordered by a grassy, tree-lined...
Hendry's BeachSANTA BARBARA: Officially named "Arroyo Burro Beach Park," this beach is just a ten minute drive along the Coast from downtown Santa Barbara...
Leadbetter BeachSANTA BARBARA: This is one of the busiest beaches in town. A long strip of sand flanked by green grass at the base of Santa Barbara City...
Mesa Lane BeachSANTA BARBARA: Mesa Lane Beach is a narrow beach below the cliffs of the Mesa area of Santa Barbara and is typically a destination for locals...
More Mesa BeachSANTA BARBARA: More Mesa Beach is a narrow beach hidden away below the bluffs known as More Mesa Open Space. There is very little...
Sandspit BeachSANTA BARBARA: Sandspit Beach, also known as Santa Barbara Harbor Beach, is small beach is located at the end of the Santa Barbara Harbor...
Shoreline Park BeachSANTA BARBARA: This long, narrow ocean-side park offers fabulous views of the harbor, the Islands and the mountains. Scattered parking...
Thousand Steps BeachSANTA BARBARA: Thousand Steps Beach, offically named "One Thousand Steps Beach," is a narrow beach below homes high on East...
West BeachSANTA BARBARA: If you're looking for the best place to watch fireworks on the Fourth of July or New Years, or you want to watch boats coming...
Ellwood BeachGOLETA: Ellwood Beach, accessible from Santa Barbara Shores Drive, Phelps Road, the community of Isla Vista, and a variety of other...
Goleta Beach ParkGOLETA: Goleta Beach Park has a little bit of everything for just about anybody. It is a county run beach next to the University of California...
Haskell's BeachGOLETA: Haskell's Beach, formerly Tecolote Beach, has long been one of Goleta's best kept secrets. Haskell's Beach is at the base of the...
Butterfly BeachMONTECITO: Butterfly Beach is located along Channel Drive in the upscale community of Montecito. Across from the Four Seasons...
Fernald Point BeachMONTECITO: The neighboring and famous Miramar Beach extends from Eucalyptus Lane eastward toward Summerland and ends at the...
Hammond's BeachMONTECITO: Hammond's Beach has no facilities, and consequently, is a locals beach and a popular surfing spot, in the upscale community...
Miramar BeachMONTECITO: Miramar Beach, made famous by the blue-roof Miramar By The Sea Hotel (now known as Rosewood), is a south-facing cove...
Finney Street BeachSUMMERLAND: Those searching for the classic beach town will find it in the community of Summerland, California, just 6 miles south of...
Loon Point BeachSUMMERLAND: Horseback riding on the beach is a dream for many and Loon Point Beach on Padaro Lane is one of the very few places...
Summerland BeachSUMMERLAND: Summerland Beach is one of the best on the South Coast and is located in the community of - you guessed it - Summerland...
Arroyo Hondo BeachWEST COUNTY: Arroyo Hondo Beach is a small rocky outlet for Arroyo Hondo Creek 25 miles west of Santa Barbara. Freeway signs label this area...
Arroyo Quemada BeachWEST COUNTY: Arroyo Quemada Beach is a public beach just southeast of a small gated community of coastal homes named Arroyo...
El Capitan State BeachWEST COUNTY: This is a beautiful beach that fronts a large and popular campground. It's not the biggest beach in town, and rocks are...
Gaviota State Park BeachWEST COUNTY: Most people - even long time Santa Barbarans - don't even know this beach is here. It is a ways out of the city - 33 miles west...
Jalama Beach County ParkWEST COUNTY: Jalama ... the perfect place to surf, sunbathe or simply explore. Miles of sandy beach for amazing beach walking (probably the...
Refugio State BeachWEST COUNTY: Refugio State Beach is unique among Santa Barbara beaches. Many locals find that they come here over other beaches closer...
San Onofre BeachWEST COUNTY: This is not the famous San Onofre Beach in San Diego, rather, it is a small nude sunbathing beach on the edge of Gaviota...
Tajiguas BeachWEST COUNTY: Though little known, the secluded Tajiguas Beach is just 1.5 miles northbound of popular Refugio State Beach...
Camino Del Sur BeachISLA VISTA: Camino Del Sur Beach is accessed via a stairway at the end of Camino Del Sur road in Isla Vista...
Camino Majorca BeachISLA VISTA: Camino Majorca Beach is accessible from a stairway at the corner of Camino Majorca road and Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista...
Camino Pescadero Park BeachISLA VISTA: Camino Pescadero Park Beach is accessed from a stairwell at the intersection of Camino Pescadero road and Del Playa Drive...
Campus Point BeachISLA VISTA: Campus Point, also known as Goleta Point, is the surfing beach at the University of California, Santa Barbara. It is a popular spot...
Depressions BeachISLA VISTA: Depressions Beach is named after the dent, or depression, in the adjacent ocean bluffs where the UCSB lagoon empties into the...
Devereux BeachISLA VISTA: Devereux Beach, also known as West Campus Beach, is on the east side of Coal Oil Point in Isla Vista. Just inland from the beach...
El Embarcadero BeachISLA VISTA: El Embarcadero Beach is a narrow stretch of beach between the surf and a steep bluff at the end of El Embarcadero Road where...
Sands BeachISLA VISTA: Sands Beach is located at Coal Oil Point near Isla Vista and the University of California Santa Barbara. This beach lies on the...
Sea Lookout Park BeachISLA VISTA: Sea Lookout Park Beach is located below Sea Lookout Park at the ocean end of Camino Corto Road in Isla Vista, the student...