A popular camping site and area for outdoor activities in Santa Barbara County is scheduled to close for about a year to allow for major upgrades. El Capitan State Beach will shut down for about one ...

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Campers at El Capitan State Beach are now experiencing Santa Barbara County’s drought on an uncomfortable personal level. The beach’s public showers are no longer open because the site’s well can’t ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Annette Brink, her three dogs, and husband visit El Capitan State Beach to camp three to four times a year. "We ...

El Capitan State Beach is expected to close to camping for about nine months starting in August 2022. Brooke Holland Noozhawk.com An upgrade project at El Capitan State Beach off Highway 101 in Santa ...

El Capitan State Beach in Santa Barbara County will undergo construction for a yearlong improvement project. (Christopher Reynolds / Los Angeles Times) Overnight campers won't be able to stay at El ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - It’s a beautiful day at Refugio State Beach. I" came down from Lompoc. I was excited to see the closed sign wasn’t up. And I just wanted to come down … check it out … see what ...