Santa Barbara has perhaps the strictest overnight parking restrictions
regarding "camping" type vehicles (ie: you'll get ticketed, rousted,
etc.,) in the Southern California area and has been a volatile situation now
for the past several years among the growing homeless population.  Many of
the "Motorhome Bum" and "Motorhome Homeless" have taken to spreading out to
the surrounding areas and even to as far south as Ventura where I live in my
84 Westfalia.

I have a friend who parks her Westy inside the VW repair shop where she
works so she can't get rousted by the local gendarmes.
--
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
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On 10/29/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Mrs Squirrel and I are talking about taking our bicycles to Santa Barbara
> (CA) this coming weekend for a mini-holiday. Her sister has a house there
> and is out of town. Plan A is to take our bikes on the Amtrak and stay at
> her sister's house. Plan B is to drive up in our Westy (about a four hour
> drive) and camp someplace pretty. Though I was born in Santa Barbara and
> have visited many many times, I have no idea what the (legal) camping
> options are near downtown. Anyone have a suggestion?
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR