At least 4 more palms have fallen onto the beach at Refugio State Beach Park. Storms, erosion and pounding surf have taken a toll on the Canary Island Date Palms lining the beach.

Refugio SB was reopened for day use on Wednesday, Jan. 25., and Camping last Friday, Jan. 27. Gaviota State Park and El Capitan State Beach are currently closed until further notice.

During normal operations, half of El Capitan State Beach and Refugio State Beach camping are closed during off-peak seasons, and Gaviota State Park is fully closed to camping for part of the ...

General plan updates for Refugio, Gaviota and another park, El Capitán State Beach, began last year. According to Noozhawk, State Parks will complete a programmatic environmental impact report by ...

Refugio State Beach closed for repairs, but officials hope to reopen it later this summer Refugio State Beach was inundated by rain and flooding in February that caused a “complete failure” of ...

Refugio and El Capitan state beaches may open as soon as June 4, but it all depends on how well crews and volunteers can clean up the oil leftover from a devastating spill on May 19.

Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County is set to reopen July 17 around noon after being shut down for more than two months due to a devastating oil spill.