Santa Barbara
is a beautiful city on the California coast. Home to a major university, Santa Barbara offers visitors a wealth of cuisines, a myriad of concerts and festivals, outdoor activities and shopping, all with a stellar view of the Pacific Ocean. Because it is such a tourist's delight, lodging in Santa Barbara can be expensive. One way to mitigate the cost is to stay at a RV resort near the city.
Cachuma Lake Recreation Area
Located 18 miles from Santa Barbara, this county-run recreation area sits on the beautiful Cachuma Lake and is surrounded by both the San Rafael and Santa Ynez Mountains. At the campsite, visitors may enjoy boating, mountain hikes, fishing and gorgeous vistas. Reviewers at RVParkReviews.com praise the clean facilities and courteous staff at the park, and they find the location to be idyllic, while also conveniently close to downtown Santa Barbara.
Cachuma Lake Recreation Area
2225 Highway 154
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 868-5055
www.countyofsb.org/parks/parks05.aspx?id=13440
Sunrise RV Park
Sunrise RV Park is close to both the beaches and downtown Santa Barbara, and it has 33 sites for hooking up your RV. The park offers Wi-Fi, restrooms with showers and outdoor picnic areas. If you want to be as close as possible to Santa Barbara, this is the RV park to choose. But online reviewers at RVParks.com, Yahoo!Travel and Yelp.com have been disappointed with the traffic noise, the surrounding neighborhood and the poor facilities.
Sunrise RV Park
516 S. Salinas
Santa Barbara, CA
(805) 966-9954
www.santabarbara.com/activities/camping/sunriserv/
Ocean Mesa at El Capitan
Ocean Mesa is a premier camping sight nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Los Padres National Forest. The park is 20 minutes from Santa Barbara and has 80 RV sites. The park offers visitors a range of amenities, including Wi-Fi, cable TV, a pool and spa, fire rings at each site and a convenience store. A number of activities, including hiking and horseback riding, allow visitors to enjoy the natural landscape when not touring the city. Reviewers at TripAdvisor.com consistently rated the facilities, the setting and the park staff very high.
Ocean Mesa at El Capitan
100 El Capitan Terrace Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
(805) 879-5751
Toll Free: (866) 410-5783
oceanmesa.com
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