Who We Are

Santa Barbara County offers a wide diversity of high-quality outdoor recreational opportunities for you, your family and friends to discover and enjoy. Many will find quiet solace within nature preserves and open spaces or re-energize on the shores of our coastal beach parks. Cachuma Lake Recreation Area and Jalama Beach County Park provide camping accommodations for families or large organized groups. There are many day use parks countywide ideal for hosting special occasion picnics and barbecues.

The Santa Barbara County Parks Department takes pride in providing people opportunities for wholesome outdoor leisure and recreational pursuits which improve and maintain their physical and mental well-being. At the same time, County Parks continues to foster conservation of natural resources for present and future generations through our active stewardship of public lands.

Our website has been developed to give you a guided tour of regional and neighborhood parkland within the Santa Barbara County Parks system. We also provide information on how you can be involved in efforts to protect, preserve and enhance this County's most valued natural resources ... our parks and open spaces.

I hope you'll find your visit to this website interesting and of service in planning your special day in one of Santa Barbara's beautiful County Parks.

Daniel C. Hernandez
Director of Parks