Destinations · California
Santa Barbara
CA · 34.4200, -119.7100
Channel Islands National Park and Los Padres National Forest lie within 30 miles of Santa Barbara, California.
Understand
Although the common perception of Santa Barbara is as a playground for the rich and famous, the reality is that the average income within city limits is only slightly higher than California as a whole.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Santa Barbara are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
National parks
- Channel Islands National Park · 24 mi
Public land
- Los Padres National Forest · 3 mi
Campgrounds
- Divide Peak OHV Trailhead · 9 mi
- Los Prietos Campground · 10 mi
- Paradise Campground · 10 mi
- Sage Hill Group Campground · 10 mi
- Upper Oso Campground · 10 mi
- Fremont Campground · 11 mi
- Holiday Group Campground · 26 mi
- Pine Mountain Campground · 26 mi
Named places
- Bohnett Park · 0 mi
- Casa Dolores · 0 mi
- Spencer Adams Park · 0 mi
- Bossé Toy Train Museum · 0 mi
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art · 0 mi
- Susan Quinlan Doll & Teddy Bear Museum & Library · 0 mi
- Museum Of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara · 1 mi
- Alameda Park · 1 mi
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Montecito · 5 mi
- Goleta · 6 mi
- Carpinteria · 11 mi
- Cachuma Lake Recreation Area · 18 mi
- Santa Barbara County · 20 mi
- Santa Ynez · 25 mi