Parks & Recreation Spaces

The Great Meadow in Chase Palm Park is a large, rolling grassy meadow popular for community events, large-corporate gatherings or day-time private events with live or amplified music.  Capacity for Community Events: 2,000 maximum…

Located in Chase Palm Park, this picnic area is on the West side of the Shipwreck Playground. This site accommodates up to 15 guests and is adjacent to restrooms.  

Located in Chase Palm Park, this picnic site is on the East side of the Shipwreck Playground. This site accommodates up to 15 guests and is adjacent to restrooms. 

Cold Spring Trailhead is located off Cold Springs Road in Montecito, California. It is known for its many pools and perennial streams that move through coldwater and Matilija sandstone. Visitors are likely to encounter hikers/joggers, dogs…

Located in the heart of downtown, close to State Street’s Paseo Nuevo shopping mall and right next to City Hall, this grass plaza is the site of many public celebrations. 

Learn more about upcoming Douglas Family Preserve Improvements.

This park will close for construction of the Dwight Murphy Field Renovation Project in 2025.This sports area has one softball field, one soccer field, bleachers, a fitness circuit training course, and a playground for two- to twelve-year-…

East Beach stretches from Stearns Wharf to the City limits just past the Clark Estate, on the eastern end of the four-mile stretch of City beach parks. East Beach offers picnic facilities, more than a dozen volleyball courts, a…

This idyllic beach area is east of Milpas Street and borders the Cabrillo West parking lot. The open beach area allows ample room for a variety of events. Out of consideration to the events at the Cabrillo Pavilion and Bathhouse on the…