Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Gaviota State Park had been closed since February 4 after massive flooding and a mudflow damaged the park. "It ...

State Parks has seen several palms fall down and plans to remove more at risk of falling along Refugio State Beach's shoreline. Credit: Dan McCaslin / Noozhawk photo Refugio State Beach and Gaviota ...

California State Parks is working on an update to the general plan for three state parks on Santa Barbara County's Gaviota ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – California State Parks announced it is developing an update to its General Plan for the future of El Capitán and Refugio State beaches, as well as Gaviota State Park.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Just past the entrance to Gaviota State Park on Highway 101, there is a culvert that is planned to be improved to allow larger animals to cross underneath the highway.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – The northbound Gaviota Rest Area is currently closed so Caltrans can remove and replace nearby concrete ...

Crews are working to remove more than a dozen iconic trees and clean up other damage in two state parks along California’s Central Coast, which was battered by storms in early February. Gaviota State ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Gaviota State Park and Refugio State Beach, ...

9/8/04 In a step toward enlarging Gaviota State Park, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday initiated rezoning of the ocean-side Gaviota oil processing facility from industrial to ...

A project to increase animal migration through state lands along Highway 101 and to reduce the number of vehicle collisions with wildlife has received a grant from the Federal Highway Administration ...

Standing on the sand looking inland, the hills behind Gaviota State Beach on California’s Central Coast look ordinary. Picturesque, sure. Guaranteed to have good views from their tops, absolutely. But ...

In a step towards enlarging Gaviota State Park, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday initiated a rezone of the ocean-side Gaviota oil processing facility from industrial to ...