Santa Barbara Active and Adventure Travel Guide

Santa Barbara Active and Adventure Travel Guide

• Santa Barbara Overview
• Santa Barbara Hotels
• Santa Barbara Attractions
• Santa Barbara Feature Articles
• Santa Barbara Airports
• Santa Barbara Flights

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Active and Adventure Destinations Near Santa Barbara

• Los Angeles, CA
  (87 mi.)
• Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, CA
  (158 mi.)
• John Muir Wilderness Area, CA
  (184 mi.)
• Joshua Tree National Park, CA
  (219 mi.)
• Mammoth Lakes, CA
  (227 mi.)
• Yosemite National Park, CA
  (237 mi.)

Travel Guides Near Santa Barbara

• Montecito, CA (3.9 mi.)
• Summerland, CA (5.8 mi.)
• Goleta, CA (7.5 mi.)
• Isla Vista, CA (9.3 mi.)
• Carpinteria, CA (10 mi.)
• Los Padres National Forest, CA (17 mi.)
• El Capitan Beach State Park, CA (19 mi.)
• Refugio Beach State Park, CA (22 mi.)
• Dick Smith Wilderness Area, CA (22 mi.)
• Casitas Springs, CA (23 mi.)

Pacific Coast Active and Adventure States/Provinces

• Alaska
• California
• Hawaii
• Oregon
• Washington

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

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  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Washington
• Southeast
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

Skimboarding in Santa Barbara, California (Rene Mesman/courtesy, Santa Barbara Convention & Visitors Bureau)

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Hotels

FOUR SEASONS SANTA BARBARA BILTMORE

1260 CHANNEL DRIVE
SANTA BARBARA, CA Map

Distance: 3.1 mi.
(from destination center)

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from: $457

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San Ysidro Ranch, A Rosewood Resort

900 San Ysidro Lane
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Distance: 4.4 mi.
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from: $225

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Harbor View Inn

28 West Cabrillo Boulevard
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Distance: 0.8 mi.
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Attractions

Santa Cruz Island

Channel Islands National Park


Distance: 28.0 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Santa Cruz is the largest of the Channel Islands, covering more than 60,000 acres. The highest of... Read More

Expert Rated & Recommended

Chase Palm Park

323 E. Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, California 93101

Distance: 0.9 mi. (from destination center)

Description: You can bike along its trail or go on a carousel ride or go to the playground, just to name a few of the wonderful ways to spend your afternoon at the Park. Fun for the whole family. ... Read More

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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

A short drive uphill from the mission
1212 Mission Canyon Rd
Santa Barbara, California

Distance: 2.4 mi. (from destination center)

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The Botanic Garden is devoted to indigenous California plants. More than 5.5 miles of meandering... Read More

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Airports

Major Airports near Santa Barbara

	Distance (mi.)
Burbank Bob Hope Airport	78.5 map
Los Angeles International Airport	81.8 map
Santa Ana John Wayne Airport	117.1 map

Other Smaller Airports near Santa Barbara

	Distance (mi.)
Santa Barbara Municipal Airport	7.8 map
Santa Maria Public Airport	54.2 map
Bakersfield Meadows Field	79.5 map

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Feature Articles

• Stage Fright
  outside
  Discover the pleasure and pain of pro-caliber climbs with these U.S. mountain monsters
• Domestic Abyss
  outside
  Why jet to exotic reefs when home waters boast spectacularly diverse diving?

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Trip Ideas

• The Big Sweep
  Mountain Biking the Santa Monicas
• Best Biking: Santa Monica to Torrance (California)
  America's Best Beaches
• Nordic Northern California: Hut-to-Hut Across the Sierras
  
• Backyard Playgrounds
  Whether it’s for a few hours or a few days, we’ve all got to get away sometime. Since we can’t always explore the Amazon after work or trek Tibet in a weekend, we bring you an inspired list of the country’s best city-centric, all-natural playgrounds—ones within city limits, and ones just beyond the suburban sprawl—tailor-made for bite-sized bursts of urban adventuring.

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