El Capitan Canyon

"El Capitan Canyon is located 20 minutes from downtown Santa Barbara and surrounded by 350 acres of oak and sycamore trees. The cedar cabins feature en suite bathrooms and private firepits, ideal for families or groups. Activities include splashing at El Capitan Beach, feeding farm animals, and enjoying live music on summer weekends. A market store on the property sells essentials including wine and barbecue kits." - Lyndsey Matthews

"El Capitan Canyon offers yurts with electricity, picnic tables, and skylights for stargazing. The site includes a solar heated pool and miles of hiking trails within 2,500 acres of protected parkland." - Travel + Leisure Editors

"Made up of cabins and tents (for those who are looking to "glamp" in large decked out tents with a double bed and electric lighting), El Capitan offers a rustic but luxurious way to experience the El Capitan Canyon and beach near Santa Barbara. Perfect for a family trip with kids, choose between doing your own cooking (each cabin has it's own "outdoor kitchen" with a grill/fire pit) and opting for super healthy meals at the Canyon Market and Deli. "

"We chose El Capitan Canyon in Goleta, California, partly because it was within an easy driving distance from Los Angeles. It's both at the base of the mountains, and close to the beach, plus we knew our family would have our own stand-alone cedar cabin, with a picnic table and fire pit out back. Being in nature was a good way to reset—especially for our three restless children under 10—and there was lots of grassy space for kids to run around. The El Capitan State Beach is also less than a mile away from the cabins, and it has a couple of hiking trails, including one that goes up to a llama farm. We grilled our own food for dinners outside, but we opted to drive for breakfast at Canyon Market, tasty take-out burritos and tacos at El Sitio, and another lunch at Padaro Beach Grill in Carpinteria (they're doing outdoor dining)."