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Gaviota State Park

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Gaviota State Park

Location: 33 miles west of Santa Barbara on US 101.
Facilities: Family campsites, picnic area, restrooms/showers (é), hiking trails, horseback trails, food service, supplies; no drinking water.
Activities: Camping, fishing, hiking, swimming, diving, surfing, horseback riding.
Special Features: This section of the coast was first called gaviota (seagull) by soldiers of the Portola Expedition in 1769. A railroad trestle crosses the park's creek above the day-use parking lot; a trailhead there allows entry to the upland portions of the park, where Gaviota Peak (2,458 feet) affords panoramic views of the coast and the Channel Islands.
Address: c/o Channel Coast District Office
911 San Pedro St
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone: 805-968-1033;
Web: www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=606
Size: 2,744 acres.

See other parks in California.


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GAVIOTA PASS: At Gaviota State Park, bear right before the entry kiosk and drive up the hill to the parking area at the trailhead.
Similar beach wheelchairs are also available at Torrey Pines State Beach north of Del Mar, San Buenaventura State Beach in Ventura, Carpinteria State Beach south of Santa Barbara and Gaviota State Park west of Santa Barbara.
Of 865 campsites in state parks along the area coastline, the only unreserved spots are at Gaviota State Park north of Santa Barbara.
 
 
 
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