Montecito articles
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Montecito supports new community-built trails
If you drive through the Montecito, you may notice a lack of sidewalks. To make walking in the town safer, the Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade is working to construct 8.5 miles of trails.
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Residents in wealthy Montecito are using boulders to block hikers' parking, bringing warnings
A few residents of a wealthy Santa Barbara County neighborhood are once again trying to make it difficult for the public to access its popular trails and hot springs. According to a letter sent by the county's public works department, SFGate reported, at least six Montecito residents were ordered to remove boulders and plants obstructing public parking areas used by hikers on East Mountain Drive and Riven Rock Road. The letters went to homes near the popular Montecito Hot Springs trailhead....
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Montecito Fire Department conduct airlift rescue on Hot Springs Trail Friday morning
First responders tended to a 47-year-old woman who suffered a minor head injury on Hot Springs Trail Friday morning.