In an attempt to reduce the chance of wildfire, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to strengthen ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – After numerous complaints about the overuse of the Hot Springs Trail in Montecito, particularly at night, Santa Barbara County will study the risks before making ...

Last Saturday, Kirshtner and other residents say a MKS Charter Bus dropped off a dozen people at the Hot Springs Trailhead, which has retired Santa Barbara City Fire Chief Pat McElroy worried ...

What was once a quiet trail used by locals has become a high-traffic destination,” said the letter proposing the pilot program.

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

Woody Jackson, an advisor of primitive hot springs stewardship at the Balneology ... Hyatt told Noozhawk that Santa Barbara County officials were contacted about regulating tour bus access to ...