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7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park)
A St. ponds
Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden and Alameda Park
Alisal Rd.
Aliso Canyon Road
Aliso Loop Trail, Sage Hill Campground
Aliso Park
Allan Hancock College
Anacapa / Santa Cruz passage (SBA Co.)
Andree Clark Bird Refuge
Andrew Murray Vineyards
Aniso Trail from Refugio SB to closure
Anisq'Oyo' Park
Antone Road San Marcos Foothills Preserve
Arguello Canyon/948 Bank (SBA Co.)
Armour Ranch Rd.
Arroyo Burro Beach
Arroyo Burro Creek
Arroyo Burro Open Space
Arroyo Burro Trail
Arroyo Burro Trail (ocean side)
Arroyo Hondo Preserve
Arroyo Hondo Vista Point
Arroyo Quemada Lane
Atascadero Creek--East of Patterson including Mitigation Area
Atascadero Creek--Patterson Ave. to Ward Dr.
Atascadero Creek--Walnut Lane to Puente Dr.
Autumn Woods (private community park)
Bacara Resort And Spa
Ballinger Canyon
Ballinger Canyon Campground
Barka Slough
Baron Ranch Trail
Baseline Ave, between Happy Canyon Road and east of 154
Bates Canyon Campground
Bates Canyon Rd south of campground
Bates Rd. bridge (SBA Co.)
Beattie Park
Beckmen Vineyards
Bella Vista Dr overlook
Bella Vista OSP
Big Pine Mountain--Alamar Saddle and Campground
Big Pine Mountain--Big Pine Camp and Spring
Big Pine Mountain--Big Pine Summit Trailhead to Alamar Saddle
Big Pine Mountain--Bluff Camp
Big Pine Mountain--Ceanothus patch
Big Pine Mountain--Upper Sisquoc Drainage, including Upper and Lower Bear Campgrounds
Big Pine Mountain--West Big Pine Trail
Big Pine Mountain--West-facing forest north of Ceanothus patch
Big Pine Mountain--between Ceanothus patch and West Big Pine Trail
Big Pine Mountain--summit area
Biltmore Tennis Courts
Birabent Canyon
Bird Island (Santa Barbara Co.)
Bishop Ranch
Black Road pasture
Bohnett Park
Bridlewood Winery
Brown Road at Corralitos Canyon
Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve
Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve--Santa Lucia Canyon marsh
Butterfly Beach
CA-154 x Old San Marcos Pass Rd
Cable Corral Rd (Santa Barbara County)
Cabrillo Ball Park
Cabrillo Business Park (restricted access)
Cachuma Creek south of Lion Canyon
Cachuma Lake Park
Cachuma Lake--east end
Cachuma Lake--west end
Cachuma Saddle
Cactus Lane Tipu
Caliente Ranch Wetland
Camino Corto Open Space and Del Sol Vernal Pool Preserve
Camino Real Marketplace (including stakeout Rusty Blackbird 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2013)
Camino Rio Verde and Camino Meleno, Goleta
Canada Del Corral
Carpinteria Bluffs 3
Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve
Carpinteria Bluffs seal haulout
Carpinteria Cemetery
Carpinteria City Beach
Carpinteria Creek
Carpinteria Creek Estuary
Carpinteria Creek Park
Carpinteria Police Station tams
Carpinteria SB
Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park
Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve (restricted access)
Carpinteria--Taj Majal palms
Casey Avenue
Casmalia--Point Sal Road
Cat Canyon Road
Catway Rd.
Chase Palm Park
Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park
Coal Oil Point Reserve (if possible, use more specific hotspot)
Coal Oil Point Reserve--Devereux Slough
Coal Oil Point Reserve--Dune Pond
Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails
Cold Springs Canyon
Colson Canyon
Coronado Dr.--south end (Goleta Monarch Grove)
Cottonwood Canyon
Cuyama Dairy at Foothill Rd (restricted access)
Cuyama Valley (SBA Co., please use more specific hotspot if possible)
Dabney Cabin
Dangermond Preserve--Coastal Lowlands West of Cojo Ranch (restricted access)
Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Bay Road Arroyos (restricted access)
Dangermond Preserve--Cojo Ranch Headquarters (restricted access)
Dangermond Preserve--Hawkwatch Spot (restricted access)
Dangermond Preserve--Perco's Beach and Cojo Bay Beaches (restricted access)
Dangermond Preserve--Willow Corridor to Pond Transect (restricted access)
David Love Place, Goleta
Davy Brown Campground
Davy Brown Trail
De la Guerra Spring Area
Deer Park Canyon (SBA Co)
Don Victor CG
Don Victor CG to Roblar Canyon
Don Victor Fire Rd.
Douglas Family Preserve
Douglas Family Preserve (aka Wilcox Property)
Eagle Canyon Creek
East Beach
East Pinery
Edgecliff Point, Santa Barbara
El Capitan Canyon Resort
El Capitan SB
El Capitan Trail
El Carro Park
Elings Park
Ellwood Beach
Ellwood Mesa Open Space
Ennisbrook Nature Trail
Evergreen Open Space
Fairview Gardens (restricted access)
Fairway Drive x A Street, Santa Maria
Farren Road
Figueroa Mtn. Campground
Figueroa Mtn. summit
Figueroa Mtn.--Pino Alto Rd.
Floradale x Central Ag Fields (restricted access)
Forest Route 8N08 from Cachuma Saddle to McKinley Spring Camp
Forte Ranch (stakeout Gray Catbird 2017, restricted access), Santa Barbara
Fox Mountain
Foxen Canyon Rd (south of Zaca Station Rd. crossing)
Foxen Canyon Rd. (north of Zaca Station Rd. crossing)
Franceschi Park
Franklin Park (Santa Barbara Co.)
Franklin Trail
Fremont Trail
Gainey Vineyard
Garden St. willows
Gaviota Peak Trail
Gaviota SP
Gibraltar Reservoir
Gibraltar Reservoir--east end
Gibraltar Rock
Girsh Park, Goleta
Glen Annie Golf Course
Goleta Beach County Park (including east end of Goleta Slough)
Goleta Cemetery
Goleta Sanitary District Plant (restricted access)
Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Area K
Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Area N
Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Areas A+H
Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Areas I + J
Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Areas L and M
Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Los Carneros Rd. at Mesa Rd.
Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Tecolotito Creek
Goleta Slough--East Storke Campus Wetland
Graciosa Rd--south of Rice Ranch Rd (public part only)
Greenwell Preserve
Guadalupe Pasture (restricted access)
Hans Christian Andersen Park
Happy Canyon Rd.
Happy Canyon Rd.--upper
Haskell's Beach
Hollister Ranch (restricted access)
Honda Valley Park
Hot Springs Canyon
Hwy 101--Gaviota Rest Area (northbound)
Hwy 101--Gaviota Rest Area (southbound)
Jack O'Connell Park
Jalama Beach County Park
Jalama Road (retired, instead use north or south slope hotspot)
Jalama Road--Hwy 1 to Jalama Saddle
Jalama Road--Jalama Beach to Jalama Saddle
Jameson Lake, CA
Jesusita Trail
Jim May Park (fmr River Oaks Park)
Kim's Market pond
Kinevan Rd.
Knox School/Unitarian Society of SB
La Cumbre Country Club (restricted access)
La Cumbre Peak
La Jolla Spring Trail/Ballard Campground
La Mesa Park
La Purisima Mission State Historic Park
La Tinta Hill
Laguna County Sanitation District--WTP (restricted access)
Lake Cachuma--Sweetwater Trail
Lake Jocelyn
Lake Los Carneros Park
Lane Farms--San Marcos Gardens (restricted access)
Las Cruces area
Las Cruzitas Ranch (restricted access)
Las Palmas Drive Trail
Las Vegas Creek
Lauro Canyon Reservoir
Leadbetter Beach
Leege Ave--Ocean Ave to Central Ave
Lions Park
Little Caliente Spring
Little Pine Mountain--Happy Hollow Camp
Live Oak Camp
Live Oak Rd.
Live Oak trails
Lizard's Mouth
Lompoc Water Treatment Plant
Long Canyon Road - lower (including pond)
Lookout Park
Loon Pt.
Los Alamos Park
Los Alamos--Wastewater Treatment Plant (8690 Bell Street)
Los Flores Ranch Open Space
Los Padres NF--Pino Alto Picnic Area
Lotusland
Lower Alamar CG to Mono Confluence
Lower Mono Creek
Lower Montecito--general area
MacKenzie Park
Madulce Peak
Madulce Trail
Manning Park (Montecito)
Manzana Schoolhouse Camp
Maramonte Park
Maria Ygnacio Creek
Maria Ygnacio Creek between Hollister Ave and US 101
Maria Ygnacio Creek near University Dr
Marshallia Ranch Golf Course (closed, restricted access)
McPherson Peak
Mesa Rd. at Los Carneros Rd.--NW
Mesa Rd. at Los Carneros Rd.--SW
Midland School (restricted access)
Miguelito County Park
Mills Preserve at Janin Acres (restricted access)
Miramar Hotel And Resort (former Biltmore Hotel), Montecito
Miranda Pine Campground
Mission Creek outflow (SBA Co.)
Mission Creek--SB Museum of Natural History
Mission Hills WTP
Mission Park
Mission Pine Trail: McKinley Mtn to San Rafael Mtn Summit
Mission Pine Trail: San Rafael Mtn To Mission Pine Spring Camp
Mission Santa Ynez
Mitchell Road, Santa Maria (historical, no longer active)
Modoc Preserve
Monarch Dr, off Baseline Ave
Mono-Alamar Trail
Monte Vista Park, Carpinteria
Montecito--Butterfly Ln.
Montecito--upper Butterfly Ln.
Montgomery Potrero
More Mesa
More Mesa Beach, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Mud Lake at Via Santa Maria
Munch Canyon between East Pinery and Davy Brown campground
Mussel Rock
NIRA Campground and Manzana Creek east of Lower Manzana Trailhead
Naples Point public beach
New Cuyama WTP
New Cuyama--Foothill Road and Bell Road
Newport Dr bridge
Nojoqui Falls County Park
North Blosser Rd. Flood Control Pond
North San Marcos Road (Black Swift Overlook)
Oak Park
Ocean Beach County Park and Santa Ynez River Estuary
Offshore--Escarpment between Rodriguez and San Juan (SBA Co.)
Offshore--San Miguel Island vicinity (SBA Co.)
Offshore--Santa Barbara Island vicinity (SBA Co.)
Offshore--Santa Cruz Island vicinity (SBA Co.)
Offshore--Santa Rosa Island vicinity (SBA Co.)
Offshore--northern Santa Cruz Basin (SBA Co.)
Offshore--southwest of Pt. Conception (SBA Co.)
Old Santa Inez Mission Mill
Orcutt Community Park
Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails
Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails
Orpet Park and Riviera Business Park
Ortega Ridge pines
P-Bar Flat/Pendola Campgrounds
Pacifica Graduate Institute--Ladera Campus
Pacifica Graduate Institute--Lambert Rd campus
Padaro Beach
Padaro Lane
Palmer Road--north of Dominion Road
Palmer Road--south of Dominion Road
Parma Park
Pasadera Homes Pond
Pato Canyon
Patterson Ave. agricultural fields (restricted access)
Pershing Park
Pesetas Lane
Pioneer Park
Point Conception Lighthouse (seawatch only, restricted access)
Point Sal Trail
Preisker Park
Prisoner's and Scorpion's harbors transfer (inshore)
Punchbowl Pond (restricted access)
Quatal Canyon (SBA Co.)
Quiota Creek (SBA Co.)
Rancho Goleta Mobile Home Park (restricted access)
Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve, including Santa Maria River Estuary (SBA Co.)
Rancho Guadalupe Dunes Preserve--from entrance to sand plant
Rancho Santa Barbara (aka Lone Star Ranch, restricted access)
Rancho Sisquoc Winery (restricted access)
Ranger Peak
Rattlesnake Canyon Trail
Refugio Creek Canyon
Refugio Pass
Refugio Rd--first creek crossing
Refugio SB
Renwick Avenue
Richardson Park
Rincon Beach County Park
River Park (SBA Co.)
River View Park and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden
Riverbend Park
Roblar Canyon to Rollins CG
Rocky Nook Park
Rodriguez Seamount (SBA Co.)
Rollins CG
Rollins CG to Dutch Oven CG
Rollins CG to Lower Alamar CG
Romero Canyon
Romero Canyon Road Hawk Watch Site
Romero Saddle, Los Padres National Forest
S'ap'aksi (The House of the Sun) / Painted Rock Campground
SBCC Campus--east
SBCC Campus--west
Salisbury Potrero
San Antonio Canyon Park
San Joaquin Villages
San Jose Creek, North of Cathedral Oaks
San Jose Creek--near Armitos Avenue
San Jose Creek--near Berkeley Road
San Jose Creek--near Kellogg Open Space
San Juan Seamount (SBA Co.)
San Lorenzo Seminary
San Marcos Foothills Preserve
San Marcos Foothills Preserve--West Mesa
San Miguel / Santa Rosa passage (SBA Co.)
San Miguel Island / Tuqan (SBA Co.)
San Miguel Island--San Miguel Hill Transect
San Miguel Island--Willow Canyon Transect
San Miguel Open Space
San Miguelito Road at Sudden Road
San Pedro Creek
San Pedro Creek x James Fowler Rd
San Ysidro Canyon
Sandpiper Golf Course (limited access: patio only)
Santa Barbara Airport
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Santa Barbara Breakwater
Santa Barbara Canyon Road
Santa Barbara Canyon hiking trail
Santa Barbara Cemetery
Santa Barbara Channel (birds at sea only), Channel Islands National Park
Santa Barbara Channel--Central Section, Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa Island transit
Santa Barbara Channel--San Miguel Island vicinity (SBA Co.)
Santa Barbara Channel--Santa Cruz Island vicinity (SBA Co.)
Santa Barbara Channel--Santa Rosa Island vicinity (SBA Co.)
Santa Barbara Channel--east channel (SBA Co.)
Santa Barbara Channel--off Santa Barbara Harbor, at sea
Santa Barbara Channel--offshore south of Campus Point
Santa Barbara Channel--west channel (SBA Co.)
Santa Barbara Harbor
Santa Barbara Harbor--Stearns Wharf
Santa Barbara Island (SBA Co.)
Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Course
Santa Barbara Municipal Golf Course--McCaw Ave.
Santa Barbara Pistachio, Highway 33
Santa Barbara Potrero
Santa Barbara Shores County Park
Santa Barbara Zoo
Santa Cruz / Santa Rosa passage (SBA Co.)
Santa Cruz Island / Limuw (SBA Co.)
Santa Cruz Island--Black Point
Santa Cruz Island--Buena Vista/Centinela
Santa Cruz Island--Cañada del Puerto (restricted access)
Santa Cruz Island--Christy Ranch
Santa Cruz Island--Del Norte Campground
Santa Cruz Island--Frasier Point
Santa Cruz Island--Frys Harbor
Santa Cruz Island--Montañon Ridge
Santa Cruz Island--Painted Cave
Santa Cruz Island--Pelican Bay
Santa Cruz Island--Pelican Bay Trail (restricted access)
Santa Cruz Island--Portazuela
Santa Cruz Island--Potato Harbor Trail
Santa Cruz Island--Prisoners Harbor
Santa Cruz Island--Sauces Canyon
Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Anchorage (seawatch only)
Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Campgrounds to Scorpion Anchorage (no seawatch)
Santa Cruz Island--Smuggler's Cove
Santa Cruz Island--Smugglers Road
Santa Cruz Island--TNC Cabins
Santa Cruz Island--UC Research Station
Santa Cruz Island--Upper Scorpion Canyon
Santa Cruz Island--Valley Anchorage
Santa Cruz Island--main ranch
Santa Cruz Island--north shore
Santa Maria Bottoms
Santa Maria Cemetery
Santa Maria Country Club (restricted access)
Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds
Santa Maria WTP (restricted access)
Santa Monica Creek
Santa Rosa Island / Wi'ma (SBA Co.)
Santa Rosa Island--Carrington Point
Santa Rosa Island--Cherry Canyon Trail
Santa Rosa Island--Historic Ranch Area
Santa Rosa Island--Lobo Canyon
Santa Rosa Island--Torrey Pine Grove
Santa Ynez Airport
Santa Ynez Peak
Santa Ynez River Valley
Santa Ynez River at Santa Rosa Road
Santa Ynez River--Alisal Bridge
Santa Ynez River--Juncal
Santa Ynez River--Refugio Rd bridge
Santa Ynez River--Upper
Santa Ynez River--west of Buellton
Sawmill Basin
Seaside Gardens
Sedgwick Reserve (restricted access)
Sheffield Reservoir
Shoreline Park (SBA Co.)
Sierra Madre Rd, middle section
Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Road
Skofield Park
Snyder Trail
South Refugio Rd--north of Refugio Summit
Southern Cuyama Valley Grasslands
Stagecoach Rd x Cold Spring Cyn
Stevens Park
Storke Field
Storke apartments (restricted access)
Stow Grove Park
Surf Beach
Sweeney Rd. pullout
Tabano Hollow Open Space
Tar Pit Park
Tarragona Open Space
Tecolote Creek -- Hwy 101 to LPNF
Tecolotito Creek, north of Hollister Ave
Tepusquet Road--north slope
Tepusquet Road--south slope
Tepusquet Road--summit
Tequepis Trail
Three-eleven Bank (SBA Co.)
Tipi Village
Toro Canyon Park
Toro Canyon Ridge Trail
Tuckers Grove County Park
Tunnel Trail
Twin Lakes Golf Course (restricted access)
UC Santa Barbara--Garden Project
UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course)
UCSB--Campus Lagoon
UCSB--Campus Point
UCSB--East beach (formerly Goleta Bay West beach)
UCSB--Manzanita Village
UCSB--West Campus
UCSB--campus
Upper Oso Campground
Upper Santa Ynez River--Fremont Campground
Upper Santa Ynez River--Red Rock Pools
Upper Santa Ynez River--White Rock Picnic Area
Upper Toro Canyon road
VSFB--Cocheo Park (restricted access)
VSFB--Fitness Center Trail (restricted access)
Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Brown Beach to south of Lion Head (restricted access)
Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Honda Creek (restricted access)
Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Lake Canyon Ponds (restricted access)
Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Point Arguello (restricted access)
Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Point Pedernales (restricted access)
Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Surf Beach to Point Pedernales (restricted access)
Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Triangle Pond
Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--Waterfowl Natural Resources Area (restricted access)
Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--north inland (restricted access)
Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly VAFB)--south inland (restricted access)
Vandenberg Village--Moonglow Rd. Basin
Vandenberg Village--North
Vandenberg Village--Oak Hill Dr
Vandenberg Village--golf course The Mission Club (restricted access)
Vedanta Temple garden
Via Diego
Village at Los Carneros Open Space
Waller Park
Wasioja Ranch (restricted access)
Wasioja Road
West Beach
West Camino Cielo (Forest Rte 5N12)
Westmont College
Willow Glen Park
Willow Spring Trail
Winchester Canyon Rd. at Cathedral Oaks Rd. field
Winchester One Open Space
Zaca Creek Golf Course Parking Area
Zaca Lake (restricted access)
Zaca Station Rd.
business park at Mentor Dr, Goleta (restricted access)
lower Figueroa Mountain Rd. (between SR 154 and Birabent Cyn.)
nighthawk pond at SR 33
old Upper Mono CG to Ogilvy Ranch
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