Where is leadbetter beach

Shoreline Park also has a playground, and another set of stairs at a Tori Gate leading down to a tidal beach. Private and group surf lessons and rentals are available on Leadbetter Beach. Contact SB Surf Adventures. Santa Barbara Harbor is at the east end of Leadbetter Beach, with waterfront restaurants, a Maritime Museum, and a breakwater. Stunning Butterfly Beach is perfect for sunsets. Skip to main content. Share Tweet Email. Dogs are not allowed on this beach.

Restrooms: yes. Despite its name, the old stairway originally built in falls short of 1, steps. When the tide is out, tide pools are worth exploring here. The park includes a playground, restrooms, wide grassy areas, walking paths, a Japanese garden, picnic tables, and BBQs.

One unique feature at the park are the benches shaped like a whale's tail. Whale watching is a popular pastime here during the winter Gray Whale migration months. Dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals are often spotted from the park. A stairway from Shoreline Park leads down to the beach. When the tide is low you can walk all the way north to Arroyo Burro Beach Hendry's Beach or around the point to the south onto Leadbetter Beach.

There are two free parking lots, one at either end of the park, and also parking along the streets. California State Parks and Recreation cautions that " large surf, cold water temperatures, backwash, sudden drop-offs, pounding shorebreak, and dangerous rip currents can turn what seem like safe activities such as playing near the surf line, wading, or climbing on rock outcroppings, deadly. Every effort is made to provide accurate and up to date information, but we cannot be responsible for errors or for changes that may have occurred since publication.

Always confirm information with the service provider and check for any recent changes that may have been made. Also, check with lifeguards that conditions at the beach are safe for your planned activities. The map displayed above is for illustrative purposes only. California's Best Beaches website makes no warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability or suitability of any of its maps.

The information provided on this website is done so without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. A favorite part is at low tide you can walk around the point to a wonderfully private, isolated strip of beach. This beach has lots of activity much of the year.

If you're seeking privacy, forget it unless it's low tide and you can slip around the point Leadbetter is an artificial beach, built by accident.

When Santa Barbara Harbor was built, it blocked the downshore current, holding up the natural sand flow. The college is built on the original coastline's front cliffs, now about 30 yards off-shore; the original beachfront lies where the current SBCC football field is located. The blocking of sand from downshore cities prompted several lawsuits against Santa Barbara.

Directions: From the Freeway northbound exit Garden Street.