One of the only rest areas on the Central Coast is closed to travelers for the second summer in a row as Caltrans grapples ...

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 ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - It’s a beautiful day at Refugio State Beach. I" came down from Lompoc. I was excited to see the closed sign wasn’t up. And I just wanted to come down … check it out … see what ...

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 ...

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 ...