Douglas Family Preserve
The Douglas Family Preserve is a public park in Santa Barbara, California. The Preserve is located on the mesa above Arroyo Burro Beach. The property spans 70 acres of undeveloped ocean-front land, and represents the largest area of coastal open space within the city limits of Santa Barbara.Photo: Arminnius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Park
- Description: public park in Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Also known as: “Wlicox Property”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Barbara Light and Santa Barbara City College.
Santa Barbara Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Santa Barbara Lighthouse was a lighthouse in California, United States, on the Santa Barbara Harbor, California. Santa Barbara Light is situated 1 mile southeast of Douglas Family Preserve.
Santa Barbara City College
College
Photo: Hammerby, Public domain.
Santa Barbara City College is a public community college in Santa Barbara, California, United States. It opened in 1909 and is located on a 74-acre campus. Santa Barbara City College is situated 2 miles east of Douglas Family Preserve.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is an art museum located in downtown Santa Barbara, California, United States. Founded in 1941, it is home to both permanent and special collections, the former of which includes Asian, American, and European art that spans 4,000 years from ancient to modern. Santa Barbara Museum of Art is situated 2½ miles northeast of Douglas Family Preserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hope Ranch and Santa Barbara.
Hope Ranch
Hamlet
Photo: Antandrus, Public domain.
Hope Ranch is an unincorporated coastal suburb of Santa Barbara, California, located in Santa Barbara County. It is bounded on the east by Santa Barbara, on the north and west by the unincorporated area of the eastern Goleta Valley, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. Hope Ranch is situated 2½ miles northwest of Douglas Family Preserve.
Santa Barbara
Photo: Raduranga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Barbara is a city and metropolitan area less than 100 miles from Los Angeles but vastly different in pace from its huge neighbor to the south. With a temperate climate and lush natural environs, the "Riviera of the West" is a pleasant day or weekend trip from L.A.
Mission Canyon
Village
Photo: Arminnius, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mission Canyon is a census-designated place and an unincorporated suburb of Santa Barbara, California, in Santa Barbara County, United States. The population was 2,540 at the 2020 census, up from 2,381 at the 2010 census. Mission Canyon is situated 3½ miles northeast of Douglas Family Preserve.
Douglas Family Preserve
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.40187° or 34° 24′ 7″ northLongitude
-119.73839° or 119° 44′ 18″ westOpen location code
8562C726+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 16970443OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q5301459
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