The El Capitán State Beach campground will close in January for a yearlong construction project. Visitors can use the park for day use during that time. Credit: Daniel Green / Noozhawk photo Anyone ...

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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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 ...

Camping reservations at El Capitan State Beach are now available. Reservations are available for August 1 through November 30. Camping will then be available on a first come, first served basis from ...

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 ...

A wind-driven fire burning near Gaviota in Santa Barbara County prompted closures of Highway 101 and the evacuation of the coastal El Capitan campground Thursday afternoon. The Real Fire was reported ...

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 ...

There’s trouble in hikers’ paradise. Last year the nonprofit Trust for Public Land bought 2,500-acre El Capitan Ranch, just inland from El Capitan State Beach about 20 miles north of Santa Barbara.

Coastal campers, here’s the bad news: El Capitán State Beach is going to completely close for about one year starting on September 1, 2021. That’s according to a notice on the state-run campground’s ...