El Capitan Canyon (Santa Barbara Glamping)
Santa Barbara coast · near Goleta / Santa Barbara · Central Coast
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- 100
- Campsites
- Safari tents, cabins, yurts
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- Varies
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve directly with El Capitan Canyon. Upscale glamping in a creek canyon across from El Capitán State Beach — safari tents, cabins, and yurts with a pool, store, and live music. Comfortable, family- and couple-friendly. Not cheap.
What is here
- Setting
- forest
- Amenities
- Safari tents & creekside cabins · Pool & weekend live music · Across from El Capitán Beach · Santa Barbara wine country nearby
- Best for
- Safari tents & creekside cabins
- Features
- Safari tents & creekside cabins · Pool & weekend live music · Across from El Capitán Beach · Santa Barbara wine country nearby
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- cabin-glamp
- Intl tip
- Reserve directly with El Capitan Canyon (not cheap; books ahead). Safari tents, cabins, and yurts with a pool, store, and weekend live music. A tunnel leads to El Capitán State Beach. Santa Ynez wine country is a short drive. Warm, sunny coast. Family- and couple-friendly. Upscale coastal glamping.
The guide
El Capitan Canyon is a polished glamping resort in a sycamore-and-oak creek canyon on the Santa Barbara coast, directly across …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to El Capitan Canyon (Santa Barbara Glamping) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.463, -120.03