Santa Barbara County Recreation Master Plan

The Revised Draft Santa Barbara County Recreation Master Plan is now here! Visit www.sbcrecplan.com to view the plan. On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, the County Planning Department and County Parks Division will conduct a workshop with the County Planning Commission regarding the upcoming Comprehensive Plan and Ordinance Amendments related to the Recreation Master Plan.
View a memorandum and attachments that summarize the amendments in further detail: https://cosantabarbara.app.box.com/s/h7p0aebnffwp00cctz44ohyvi2y3g2qd

The public comment period for the Recreation Master Plan EIR Notice of Preparation (NOP) has been extended by 15 days. If you have comments on the Draft Plan or on the EIR scope, please send comments to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Visit www.sbcrecplan.com to view the plan.

Click here to view the Notice of Preparation: https://www.countyofsb.org/1214/Recreation-Master-Plan.

The County is hosting a virtual scoping meeting on the Recreation Master Plan EIR tomorrow Feb 6 at 5pm! The link to join the meeting is available at https://www.countyofsb.org/1214/Recreation-Master-Plan

The Draft Santa Barbara County Recreation Master Plan is now here! Visit www.sbcrecplan.com to view the plan. The County is also preparing the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to analyze the environmental impacts of the Draft Recreation Master Plan. Click here to view the Notice of Preparation: https://www.countyofsb.org/1214/Recreation-Master-Plan. If you have comments on the Draft Plan or on the EIR scope, please send comments to [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025. More info is available at www.sbcrecplan.com.

Virtual Public Workshop happening TONIGHT!

We will be discussing potential policy amendments to promote development of parks, trails, and recreational facilities in support of the Master Plan.

Register here to receive the link to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parks-recreation-and-trails-planning-virtual-workshop-tickets-477590003557

Join the County for a virtual public workshop next Thursday, December 8th at 5pm! We will be discussing potential policy amendments to promote development of parks, trails, and recreational facilities in support of the Master Plan. Please spread the word!

Register here to receive the link to attend: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parks-recreation-and-trails-planning-virtual-workshop-tickets-477590003557

This is our last weekend of in-person outreach! We will have virtual public workshops sometime next month, but we are closing the survey on July 5th. If you want your voice to be heard, now is the time. Here's where our team will be this week:

Thursday, 6/30 at 4pm: Our team member Taylor will join a workshop facilitated by 3rd District Planning Commissioner John Parke at the Hook'd Bar and Grill at Lake Cachuma for a conversation about your recreational needs. Cachuma Lake Recreation Area HOOK’d Bar and Grill

Thursday 6/30 at 4:30pm: Our intern team will be at the adult softball games at Jack O'Connell Park in Guadalupe until around 7:30pm.

Friday 7/1 at noon: Taylor and John will be hosting another workshop at the Cuyama Buckhorn. Cuyama Valley Recreation District

Saturday 7/2: Our team will be at Point Sal in the morning and at Preisker Park in Santa Maria in the afternoon. City of Santa Maria Recreation and Parks

Sunday 7/3: Our team will be at Johns-Manville Park in the morning and Riverbend Park in Lompoc in the afternoon. Lompoc Parks & Recreation

Follow us to see exactly where we set up. This is your last chance to talk to our staff in person before we close the survey next Tuesday! We look forward to collecting your feedback. County of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara County Parks

We had a great time in Santa Barbara and Goleta this past weekend talking with the youth and their families about what improvements they want to see in their local parks!!

This weekend we will be at:
Santa Maria Downtown Friday
Saturday: Hagerman Sports Complex and Waller Park in Santa Maria
Sunday: El Carro Park and Monte Vista Park in Carpinteria

We look forward to talking with your community about your parks and recreation needs!

We’re back this spring with more pop up events! We’re conducting our final push in the next few weeks to get as many survey responses as possible before we close the survey in July. If you have questions about the project or want to give us your ideas, join us while we’re tabling at:
Santa Maria Downtown Friday
Alameda Park on Saturday
Santa Cruz Market and Jonny D. Wallis Park in Goleta on Sunday

We look forward to meeting you!!

Have Earth Day plans yet? Come learn about the Recreation Master Plan at our table at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center this Saturday!
More info below...

🌎✨Mark your calendars for April 23, 2022! ✨🌍

The Dunes Center and The Little House by the Park are hosting an Earth Day Celebration 🌎💙at the Dunes Center!

To kick off the event, Essence Of Earth will be hosting a community clean-up starting at 9:00 AM. 🚮💚

🌿Fun activities for kids, informational booths and mural painting will follow to honor our beautiful planet!

You won’t want to miss it! 🌿💚

For more information about our event contact [email protected] ✨🌿

We have some exciting outreach events coming up in North County this week! Join us at Little House by the Park (Family Service Agency) in Guadalupe this Thursday at 11am for their food distribution, where we'll also be handing out our survey and other Rec Plan goodies. Then, join us at Downtown Fridays Santa Maria as we dance and eat the night away! We'll be there starting at 5:30.

At both events, we'll be tabling alongside County of Santa Barbara - Public Works as they promote their Active Transportation Plan! Learn how you can play and get around better in Santa Barbara County this Thursday and Friday. See you there!