Southern California's Santa Barbara offers a quick getaway, located about 100 miles almost due west of Los Angeles. It offers a bit of everything for travelers, from beach lovers to history buffs to ...

Head to one of California's five best beach campgrounds this winter for fewer crowds, easier reservations, whale watching, and oceanfront sites.

World Atlas named six California towns among the prettiest on the Pacific Coast. See which scenic cities made the list.

When you live in a town where the ocean is just around the corner, it feels almost wrong to spend a sunny day anywhere but the beach. As a lifelong Santa Barbara resident, my favorite way to savor ...

Home to California’s most beloved right point break, aka Rincon, aka The Queen of the Coast, what Santa Barbara might lack in swell consistency, it surely makes up for in quality once the angle sneaks ...