At  6/10/2011 12:31 AM, Paul wrote:
>There are a couple of
>beaches north of Santa Barbara that are much nicer. Gaviota Beach and
>Refugio Beach are so much better places to stay and even Carpinteria State
>Beach isn't bad.

Gaviota state park is my 'default' place when I go thru there, I like
it in spite of the wind thru the gap.  Got in late on night and we
'parked' on the frontage road somewhere down in that area with no problems.

Someone in this thread mentioned Santa Barbara beach parks that you
can stay at over night, is this written down or is it one of those
things you have to just go and see for yourself? Be nice to have
options in mind the next time I'm in that area and just want a place
to sleep and not get hassled (or go find I stopped in a tow away area).

Rob

becida@comcast.net
Western Washington State, USA