El Capitán State Beach lies approximately 20 miles west of Santa Barbara in Goleta, making it just far enough off the beaten path to deter the casual beach-goer but close enough for a perfectly ...

While Prairie Restorations’ flowers are visible among the black-eyed Susans on the ground, only the yellow blooms stand out in the 400-foot-wide smiley face from the sky. The native wildflowers ...