| Description: Twelve miles south of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria State Beach offers a mile of beach for swimming, surf fishing, tidepool exploring & camping. The Spanish named the area Carpinteria because the Chumash tribe, which lived in the area, had a large seagoing canoe-building enterprise, or "carpentry shop" there, because of naturally-occurring surface tar which was used to seal the boats. Twelve miles south of Santa Barbara, Carpinteria State Beach offers a mile of beach for swimming, surf fishing, tidepool exploring & camping. Seals & sea lions can be seen in the area December through May, as well as an occasional gray whale. Tidepools contain starfish, sea anemones, crabs, snails, octopi & sea urchins.
Location: The park is on Highway 224, off U.S. 101, twelve miles south of Santa Barbara.
Season: year round
Fee: entrance fee; camping fee
Biking Fishing Picnicking
Hiking/Backpacking
Visitor Center
Group Campgnd
RV Sites
Exhibits
Campgnd, Primitive
Electric Hookup
Interpretive Programs
Drinking Water
Dump Station
Restrooms
Notes: Maximum RV or trailer length 30 feet. |
Campground: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, Carpinteria State Beach in Sacramento California *