Goleta Beach is a unique park, which has held a special place in the lives of  its visitors for decades.  Yet, in the recent past, the once wide sandy beach as well as the parkland has been greatly diminished.  Severe storms as well as other conditions have adversely impacted a precious community resource. 

     We now have an opportunity to come together to devise a comprehensive, long-term sustainable future for Goleta Beach County Park.  Your input is critical to determine the most advantageous way to maintain and enhance the environmental and recreational opportunities, at what many believe, to be one of the most unique coastal areas in California.

     There were two facilitated community education and planning meetings held in September and October of 2003.  General information and background on the park, regulatory processes and other valuable information prepared for this public process can be found at Educational Flyer link. In an effort to ensure that there was a common understanding of the issues at Goleta Beach Park, participants were provided an overview of the history, actions to date, technical issues, regulatory requirements and other key data at the sessions. During 2004-2005 we engaged in a long term planning session with a Working Group designed to facilitate a shared view of what the park should be for decades to come.

     For more information about the Long Term Planning Process and the Working Group that was established to help create the long term plan, please visit the Long Term Master Planning and Working Group areas of this website, or feel free to contact the Santa Barbara County Parks Department at (805) 568-2461, or e-mail us at goletabeach@co.santa-barbara.ca.us.

Please visit the County Parks main web site at www.sbparks.org to review information pertaining to the environmental review process for long term plan alternatives.

Sincerely,