Popular El Capitan State Beach to close for yearlong construction
1 week, 3 days ago

Popular El Capitan State Beach to close for yearlong construction

LA Times  

Overnight campers won’t be able to stay at El Capitán State Beach starting next month as the park undergoes a yearlong construction project. The state beach, located off the 101 Freeway just 30 minutes north of Santa Barbara’s downtown, features 132 standard campsites, five group sites and spaces for hike-and-bike campsites. “We haven’t had a major overhaul in this park in decades, so this will be really good to get this road redone,” said Dena Bellman, district superintendent of the state park’s Channel Coast District. “We think it’s going to be a real benefit to folks being able to utilize that to get to the park while we’re closed.” Throughout the construction timeline, visitors are allowed to access the beach.

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