Central Coast · CA
Santa Barbara
The American Riviera, rebuilt in red tile.
- Population
- 88,665 (2020 census)
- Mission founded
- 1786
- Stearns Wharf
- 1872
Then
- 1602
Sebastián Vizcaíno names the channel Santa Barbara.
- 1782
Spanish soldiers build the Presidio among Chumash villages.
- 1786
Mission Santa Barbara, the "Queen of the Missions," is founded.
- 1925
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake wrecks downtown, which is rebuilt in Spanish Colonial style.
- 1969
A blowout at Union Oil's Platform A spills about 100,000 barrels, a formative event for the environmental movement.
Now
The mission is still an active Franciscan church. This stretch runs east along the coast to Rincon Island at Mussel Shoals.
2 tide stations around Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara1.2 mi
- Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals15.4 mi