Parks & Recreation Spaces

This tucked-away neighborhood park is a popular site for all kinds of celebrations. The grassy area is the ideal setting for a wedding… complete with a magnificent ocean view.

This neighborhood park, just above Shoreline Drive, is a popular site for family picnics and birthday parties accommodating up to 50 guests. The shady picnic site contains plenty of picnic tables, a large stone barbecue, a sink and a small…

The Laguna Creek Watershed once included the extensive El Estero estuary and freshwater marsh habitats that extended from the Pacific Ocean northward to Anapamu and Milpas Streets. Filled for development in the early 1900s, the watershed…

This open space, tucked back in a neighborhood area, is ideal for a walk with a dog (on-leash, please), a hike through the natural chaparral landscape, an informal softball game, or watching the city lights from the secluded peace of the…

Leadbetter Beach is a City beach located between the Santa Barbara Harbor and Shoreline Park, and across from Santa Barbara City College.

Located west of Shoreline Cafe, this site is the perfect setting for a wonderful beach wedding with Leadbetter Point in the background providing a dramatic backdrop against the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Large beach and park adjacent to the Santa Barbara Harbor and Shoreline Park. Many catamaran sailors and wind surfers use this beach. Reservable grassy picnic and barbecue sites. Dogs are not allowed on the sand at Leadbetter Beach.

Located at the West end of the parking lot, this beachfront group picnic site accommodates up to 65 guests. Plenty of tables and a BBQ are located within the site. Beer and Wine are allowed with a reservation. Important Information:…

Lovely, secluded, grassy wedding ceremony site surrounded by palms and overlooking the beach and Leadbetter point. Located at the far West end of the Leadbetter beach Parking Lot, beyond the picnic tables.