SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- On a normal day, Refugio State Beach, which sits along the Santa Barbara Coastline, would be packed with visitors and families enjoying the Memorial Day weekend. But instead, ...

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 ...

Another popular beach near Santa Barbara is preparing to become a construction zone in 2025. El Capitan State Beach, right off Highway 101 about 20 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, is set to ...

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 ...

The El Capitán State Beach campgrounds will close in January 2025 and are expected to reopen in 2026. The closure will allow for construction to build a bridge, widen the road, and construct a new ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Campers are being evacuated from six cabins along El Capitan Creek as fire crews respond to a quarter-acre vegetation fire north of Highway 101 and El Capitan State ...

Overnight campers won't be able to stay at El Capitán State Beach starting next month as the park undergoes a yearlong construction project. The state beach, located off the 101 Freeway just 30 ...