Refugio State Beach Park reopened on Aug. 1, but there's something missing. "We're kind of bummed they cut some of the Canary Island palm trees down.

Bateman has been visiting Refugio and El Capitán State Beach for over 30 years and comes to the beach every August. “When I was young, we would camp here at Refugio and stay for a month.

El Capitan State Beach, right off Highway 101 about 20 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, is set to close to overnight campers in early January for a $5.5 million construction project that will ...

El Capitan State Beach, right off Highway 101 about 20 miles west of downtown Santa Barbara, is set to close to overnight campers in early January for a $5.5 million construction project that will ...

They call themselves the Wednesday Wave Warriors. Every week, they meet up on the shores of Refugio State Beach, about 20 miles up the coast from Santa Barbara, and make their way out into the ...