Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park
What looks like ruddy wasteland as you whiz past on the freeway turns out to be a magical network of rivulets and trails meandering across a thriving salt marsh. Pathways…
Seaside Gardens (Secret) Path
This secret seaside garden will sweep you off your feet. One enchanted, tucked away space begets the next – with several pretty seating areas along the way. It’s the marvelous…
Carpinteria Bluffs Open Space & Seal Sanctuary
….or, “The Train Beach,” as this family pilgrimage site shall always be known to us. With trains, seals, and bathing poolets, this is a great family adventure destination – but…
Bates Road Railroad & Rincon Tidepools
From the same parking lot, you can hover high above the ocean with the paragliders where trains whiz past, or you can crouch close to a sea anemone and watch…