Coal Oil Point Reserve

A web of paths to wander. Easy.

No closure known

Run by UC Santa Barbara, not the Forest Service, so there's no daily closure order to read. Check their page before you go.

Directions to the park

Mapped paths: 1.4 mi
Lowest: 10 ft
Highest: 50 ft
Effort: Easy

Good to know

Park in the UCSB lot just before the reserve's locked gate on Seaway Drive and buy a permit from the machine. UCSB reserve
The reserve's own lot isn't for beachgoers. Cars get towed. UCSB reserve
On foot or by bike: west on Del Playa Drive to Camino Majorca, then the bluff-top path. UCSB reserve
There's a self-guided two-mile loop. UCSB reserve
No dogs anywhere on the reserve, Sands Beach included. UCSB reserve
Snowy plovers nest on Sands Beach from March 15 to Sept. 15. Walk on the wet, packed sand and stay clear of the fence. UCSB reserve

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Status: Los Padres National Forest alerts, read each morning. Paths: every mapped footpath inside the park on OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Heights: USGS 3D Elevation Program. A clear status doesn't mean a trail is safe or in good shape.

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