State Park · California, United States
El Capitán State Beach
El Capitán State Beach is a state park in California, United States, established in 1953.
Photo: Luke Faraone via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Established | 1953 |
| Coordinates | 34.4606° N, 120.0240° W |
| Managed by | California state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About El Capitán State Beach
El Capitán State Beach is a protected beach in the state park system of California. The most easterly of three state parks along the Gaviota Coast, it is located about 20 miles (32 km) west of downtown Santa Barbara, in Santa Barbara County. The beach is named for José Francisco Ortega, who retired from the Spanish Army in 1795 with the rank of captain and received the Rancho Nuestra Señora del Refugio as a land grant.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR) · Burbank, United States · 96.7 miles away
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) · Los Angeles, United States · 99.0 miles away
- Long Beach International Airport (LGB) · Long Beach, United States · 116.0 miles away
Parks nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is El Capitán State Beach?
El Capitán State Beach is in California, United States (34.4606° N, 120.0240° W).
When was El Capitán State Beach established?
El Capitán State Beach was established in 1953, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_state_parks — Wikipedia list of California state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Capitán_State_Beach — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).