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Refugio State Beach (Chumash: Qasil, "Beautiful" [3]) is a protected state beach park in California, United States, approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Santa Barbara. [4] One of three state parks along the Gaviota Coast , it is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of El Capitán State Beach .
Although there is no official reopening date, parks officials are "hopeful Refugio State Beach will reopen sometime this summer," said Jorge Moreno, southern communication manager for the state parks.
Plans to restart a pipeline in Santa Barbara County have angered residents worried about an oil spill similar to the massive one near Refugio State Beach in 2015.
The spill affected visitors to both public and private facilities in the area. The state closed heavily used El Capitán State Beach for a month, which was finally reopened on June 26 for camping and day use. [51] Refugio State Beach was more heavily damaged and did not reopen until July 17, 2015. [52]
Long Beach, Downey, Whittier: Los Angeles: San Rafael: 1784 Pedro Fages: José María Verdugo: 36,403 acres (14,732 ha) 381 SD Glendale: Los Angeles: Nuestra Señora del Refugio: 1794 Diego de Borica: José Francisco Ortega: 26,529 acres (10,736 ha) 154 SD Refugio State Beach: Santa Barbara: Los Feliz: 1795 Diego de Borica: Jose Vicente Feliz ...
Refugio, Texas, a town in Refugio County; Refugio State Beach, near Santa Barbara, California; Refugio Canyon, a region near Santa Barbara, California; Refugio Creek, a river running along Refugio Valley from the hills of western Contra Costa County, California; Other: Refugio, a 2003 album by Apocalypse; Refugio, a 2009 sculpture by Jan Hendrix
The most easterly of three state parks along the Gaviota Coast, it is located about 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Santa Barbara, in Santa Barbara County. The beach is named for José Francisco Ortega, who retired from the Spanish Army in 1795 with the rank of captain and received the Rancho Nuestra Señora del Refugio as a land grant. [1] [2]
Refugio Creek (pronounced REH-foo-GEE-oh from Spanish refugio meaning: shelter) is a 4.4-mile-long (7.1 km) [2] watercourse running through the Refugio Valley from the hills of western Contra Costa County, California.