Parks & Recreation Spaces

Former Park Superintendent E. O. Orpet established this 4-acre, two parcel (both sides of the street) park as a horticultural showplace in 1921, and used the Olmsted Brothers to draw the plans. The park features distant ocean views, rare…

Learn more about the Ortega Park Revitalization Project.A family-oriented park with a youth softball field, outdoor basketball courts, multi-use athletic field, playground for five- to twelve-year-olds, and a four-foot-deep

Within Ortega Park, this picnic area is at the corner of Salsipuedes and Cota Street. Nearby basketball courts, a children's playground, kiddie pool and playing fields make this a good place for many outdoor activities.

This free, heated pool is open seasonally for children 13 and under and their caregivers. All city pools have lifeguards on duty.

Enjoy one hundred years of Spanish-style charm at this Santa Barbara event venue in Ortega Park. The Ortega Welcome House, built in 1917, is located at the corner of Ortega and Salsipuedes Streets in Santa Barbara's Eastside…

This 5.3 acre open-space park was acquired by the City in 2019, with plans for a creek restoration project along Arroyo Burro.

Tucked just steps from the sand, the Palm Park Beach House is a coastal gem on the ocean side of Cabrillo Boulevard in Chase Palm Park. This picturesque beach villa features a Spanish-style entryway that opens into a contemporary main room…

This nearly 200-acre open space features many of Santa Barbara’s native landscapes, including chaparral, woodlands, grassland, and scrublands. Situated in the foothills of the Santa Ynez Range, Parma Park bridges urban areas to the Los…

Built in 1996, this tiny gem of a neighborhood park features hand-painted tiles by local children, a playground for two- to twelve-year-olds, public fitness equipment, and lawn areas.