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It is located in southern Santa Barbara County, California, about 33 miles (53 km) west of the city of Santa Barbara. [1] One of three state parks along the Gaviota Coast, it extends from the Pacific coast to the crest of the Santa Ynez Mountains, and is adjacent to Los Padres National Forest. The 2,787-acre (1,128 ha) park was established in 1953.
The Gaviota Coast remains largely undeveloped and is the longest remaining rural coastline in southern California. [7] [8] In 2016, the twenty-one miles of Highway 101 that runs through the Gaviota Coast, bounded by the City of Goleta’s western boundary and Las Cruces where Route 1, was declared a State Scenic Highway.
Point Conception SMR is a marine protected area that extends offshore of Point Conception in Santa Barbara County on California’s south coast. Point Conception is a peninsula that extends into the Pacific Ocean at the point where the Santa Barbara Channel meets the Pacific Ocean and is the site of the Point Conception Lighthouse.
Abalone Cove SMCA and Point Vicente SMR are two of 36 marine protected areas adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission in December, 2010 during the third phase of the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative. The MLPAI is a collaborative public process to create a statewide network of protected areas along California's coastline.
The Gaviota Coast in Santa Barbara County, California is a rural coastline along the Santa Barbara Channel roughly bounded by Goleta Point on the south and the north boundary of the county on the north. This last undeveloped stretch of Southern California coastline consists of dramatic bluffs, isolated beaches and terraced grasslands.
Jul. 13—Caltrans will move ahead with a planned study next month to identify ways to promote the safe passage of wildlife crossing through the Gaviota Pass, according to a District 5 spokesman.
Nov. 14, 2021, Burbank, California: A scorching high of 92F with humidity again in the single digits. Santa Ana winds occur when winds blow and pick up speed as they travel from the inland deserts ...
Naples Reef is a fringing reef located off the Gaviota Coast of Santa Barbara County, California. [1] It is an underwater pinnacle and cave system that is a popular scuba diving and fishing area. [2] There are fishing restrictions in place, however recreational take by spearfishing of white seabass and pelagic finfish is allowed. [3]