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2010 Reservation Period: CA Department of Parks and Recreation is reviewing the 2010 Reservation Period. For more information please see the DPR website: 2010 Reservation Period

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EL CAPITAN SB, CA

Status: Open year round.   Season Dates

Description

Season for Peak Fees: 03/01 to 11/30

El Capitan State Beach offers visitors a sandy beach, rocky tidepools, and stands of sycamore and oaks along El Capitan Creek. It's a perfect setting for swimming, fishing, surfing, picnicking and camping. A stairway provides access from the bluffs to the beach area.

Park Kiosk Hours:

  • Hi Season: 8am-10pm
  • Lo Season: 8am-3:30pm

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
  • Biking
  • Comfort Station
  • Convenience Store
  • Fire Rings
  • Fishing
  • Group Camping
  • Iron Ranger
  • Laundry
  • Multipurpose Paved Trails
  • Nature Trails
  • Parking
  • Picnic Area
  • Restrooms
  • Showers
  • Store - Convenience
  • Swimming
  • Telephone
  • Toilet, Accessible

Alerts and Important Information

Discount Pass must be presented at the time of check in.

El Capitan SB is open Year Round.

El Capitan SB is now site specific. Campers will reserve a specific site when making a reservation.

  • The former DEL MAR Group site has been converted family Motorhome/Trailer only sites. Only self-contained RVs/trailers allowed, as restrooms may be closed. No tent camping allowed. These sites are located on a paved lot. Many have an ocean view. Sites have no picnic tables or fire pits.
  • Fees include entry for 1 vehicle and 1 legally towed vehicle or trailer, additional vehicles will be charged per night at the park.
  • Family sites and Group camps:
  • Family and Group Reservations 4/1 through 11/30 each year.
  • Sites are off reservations and 1st come 1st serve from 12/1 through 3/31, depending on the weather.
  • To book a Group site you must have at least NINE occupants.
  • Dogs are not allowed on the beach. Other dog rules are enforced.

Getting There:

El Capitan SB
10 REFUGIO BEACH RD.
Goleta CA 93117

El Capitan SB is located off Highway 101, seventeen miles west of Santa Barbara.

Phone Park for More Information:

Information: (805)968-1033