El Capitán State Beach

United States of America

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.

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Nearby

Refugio State Beach monumenti · 6 km away
contea di Santa Barbara cinema · 6 km away
Nojoqui Falls waterfall · 16 km away
Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum musei · 17 km away
Mission Santa Inés musei · 17 km away
Mission Santa Inés monumenti · 17 km away