Santa Barbara Hike Calendar

Lizards Mouth

Lizard's Mouth Hike

Ongoing Weekday Hikes

Every Wednesday
CONDITIONING HIKE: A very strenuous 4-7 mrt night hike in the Santa Barbara front country. Meet at 6:30pm at the Santa Barbara Mission. Bring water and a flashlight.

Every Friday
SOCIAL HIKE: An easy-to-moderate 2-4 mrt night hike in the Santa Barbara front country, beach or back roads. Meet at 6:15pm at the Santa Barbara Mission. Bring a flashlight. Optional potluck or pizza afterward.

Weekend Hikes

Please note: Because of the recent fire activity it is best to call the listed hike leader the day before a hike, just to make sure there have been no important changes or cancellations.

August

Sat. August 2    FISH CREEK:    Long car pool to Nira Camp, then hike up the Manzana to Fish Creek Camp, continuing up Fish Creek to nice waterfalls. Moderate 9 mrt. Bring lunch and plenty of water. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 8a.m. NOTE EARLY START TIME!    JIM 447-1876/644-6934

Sun. August 3    SADDLEROCK - HOT SPRINGS - COLD SPRING LOOP:    Hike on parts of seven trails in a moderate loop of about 5 miles. Bring lunch and water. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9AM.    ROBERT 685-1283

Sat. August 9    HIKE LEADER BBQ Has been Postponed:

Sun. August 10    THREE POOLS BEYOND SEVEN FALLS:    Primitive trail, some rock climbing. Bring swimsuit. Difficult but short 5 mrt. Bring lunch and water. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9a.m.    DAVID P. 705-3025

Sat. August 16    GAVIOTA PEAK:    Car pool to Gaviota and hike up past the hot springs to the top of Gaviota Pk. Lunch on top and back down the other side. About 5mi but a good climb up to the peak, moderate.    Paul 964-9002

Sun. August 17    FIR CANYON:    Car pool to Davy Brown camp behind Figueroa Mt. Steep hike up the most beautiful canyon in the area to near the top of Figueroa Mt. Moderate 6.5 mrt. Bring lunch and water. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9a.m.    VICKI 563-4850

Sat. August 23    ARROYO BURRO DOWN:    Drive to trailhead on Camino Cielo then down the mountain to the Santa Ynez River. About 7.5mi RT; 2000' elevation loss/gain. Decent shade on the North side of the mountain. Moderately strenuous. Bring lunch and water. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9a.m.    TONY 687-1929

Sun. August 24    SAN YSIDRO - McMENEMY TRAIL LOOP:    We’ll start on the San Ysidro trail, transition to a fire road, then loop back by Bud Girard Trail to starting point. Moderate 4 mrt. Bring lunch and water. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9a.m.    GERRY 964-5411

Sat. August 30    WEST FORK COLD SPRINGS TO LOOKOUT:    Start on Cold Springs Trail, cross stream and hike west up to Lookout and stream bed above Tangerine Falls. Moderate, but sometimes steep 4 mrt. Bring lunch and water. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9a.m.    ROBERT 685-1283

Sun. August 31    ELINGS PARK/DOUGLAS FAMILY PRESERVE:    Hike around these new huge additions to Santa Barbara's parks. See Vanyo's Point, the Great Meadow, the Hang Glider Slope, BMX and the Oak Grove. Bring water and a snack. Easy 4 mrt. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9a.m.    KEITH 965-9953/681-0916

September

Sat. September 6    GAVIOTA LOOP:    A portion of this 4 mrt hike will take the little-used Woodland Trail. We start from the northern end of the park, taking the Ortega Trail which connects with the Overlook Fire Road. Instead of continuing to the lookout point, we’ll take the Woodland Trail to the top of the ridge, then circle back to our starting point. Be prepared for some brushy sections. Bring water and a light lunch. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9a.m.    GERRY 964-5411

Sun. September 7    RATTLESNAKE TRAIL - MISSION RIDGE LOOP:    Hike up Rattlesnake Trail and the connector to Tunnel Trail. Then onto an old primitive trail to Mission Ridge and back to Rattlesnake. Steep at times but fun. Strenuous 8 mrt. Bring lunch and water. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9a.m.    DIANE 687-1929

Sat. September 13    REFUGIO BEACH TO EL CAPITAN:    Car pool to Refugio Beach and walk to El Capitan or beyond. Easy 6 to 8 mrt. Optional swim. Bring swimsuit, old shoes, lunch, and water. Share parking fee. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9a.m.    DAVE 563-4850

Sun. September 14    PARMA PARK LOOP:    A pleasant four mile morning hike through Santa Barbara's largest and least used park. Dirt roads and primitive trails, sometimes steep. Bring water and a snack. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9a.m.    KEITH 965-9953/681-0916

Sat. September 20    TEQUEPIS TRAIL:    Car pool to trailhead near Cachuma Park and hike up North side of the Santa Ynez Mts. Great views out over Lake Cachuma and the Valley. Lunch on top looking over the ocean. About 11mi, moderate/strenuous.    DAVID P. 705-3025

Sun. September 21    RED ROCK TO SWIMMING HOLE:    Hike to below Gibraltar Dam and relax by/in the water. Moderate 6.5 mrt. Bring swimsuit, wading shoes, lunch and water. Meet behind B of A on upper State St. at Hope Ave. at 9a.m.    TONY 687-1929

Sun. September 28  Naples Beach Hike - Rare Opportunity
The Sierra Club and the Naples Coalition invite the public to participate in a rare opportunity to walk along the beach from the public access at the Bacara Resort to the bluffs on the Gaviota coast Naples property. More details can be found here.

Participant Approval Forms

While the Sierra Club and its leaders exercise every effort to conduct safe outings, sometimes accidents do happen. Therefore, it is the Club’s policy to require participants to waive any claim arising from negligence and to execute the Club’s written express release of liability and express assumption of risk form. While the Sierra Club values the participation of minors with their parents or legal guardians on outings, our policies also require that the minor’s parent or guardian execute the assumption of risk and release of liability document on behalf of their minor child or children as a condition of participating in any outing. "All participants on Sierra Club outings are required to sign a standard liability waiver. If you would like to read the liability waiver before you choose to participate on an outing, refer to it here: Outings Waiver (pdf) or contact the Outings department at (415) 977-5630 for a printed version."

Images courtesy of Robert Bernstein.