A great trail which follows a creek up a canyon. Even in early September there was plenty of water flowing and a few small waterfalls and sights to see. The scenery is awesome and I highly recommend this trail if in or near Santa Barbara and want to go hiking. The trail isnt to difficult, but will get more challenging at the end of the canyon as the trail ascends the mountains. Highly recommend.

A good hike good cardio and water. Beautiful and so many different ways to enjoy this.

I LOVE this canyon! So wild, so close to town. I can barely hear city sounds once up the trail a bit. And the CREEK runs year round! Very Green and lush by the water.Peace. And Beauty.

Easy to navigate trails and unique environments (pine forest?!) make this trail a great place to go to be secluded in nature.

This is a steep raparian trail that starts at Skofield Park, Rattlesnake Canyon trail winds through a canyon with an often flowing creek, even in summer months. The trail is mostly shaded and is ideal for children and canines. It terminates at a meadow where the trail branches to either Tunnel Connector or a short, steep climb to Gibraltar Road some 500 feet in elevation above.Poison oak can be an issue. Wear long pants and long sleeves for protection. Wash your dog after hiking.Parking is street only and can be difficult.

Very accessible hike from downtown Santa Barbara. The hike is relatively easy with some areas of moderate incline, the tail was dirt with large rocks. If you are not planning to hike the Tunnel trail or Gibraltar, you can easily do this hike in tennis shoes.Only downside is that there is some graffiti on the trails.

Still plenty of water in the creek and a few late blooming wildflowers. Very hot though. Go early morning to avoid the heat.

Lots of water in the stream...moderately challenging hike on well maintained trail.

Absolutely stunning partially shaded trail along a nice river, a steady climb up

Beautiful!! And water was available for our puppy! Would def go there again!

Great hike with at least three pools along the trail. You can continue to Gibraltar or Tunnel trail at the end of this trail.

Beautiful with several paths for different skill levels

The best. Minimal poison oak. Great for training/running

Its shrubby. Ok hike if you are close to it but nothing special or spectacular.

Great trail with creeks.

Excellent trail with a combination of mountain scenery and views of channel islands. The trail is spread around the stream criss crossing it many times along the way.

Fun climb over rocks and streams. Great viewpoint at the top

Good light/moderate hike with some excellent views over Santa Barbara if the weather cooperates

Great hiking spots, although getting hard to find a place to Park. The narrow side of the road gets filled up pretty quickly but if you pull into Scofield Park he might be able to find a spot

Wow.. Just wow.. There are rock formations, caves, water falls and some possible terrain towards the Gilbarter peak.. Must do this hike... We just loved it

Beautiful hike. Many smaller trails that go down to pools and small waterfalls in the river. Kid friendly, even for a two year old, with close observation, at least for the first mile that we trekked.

Outstanding amounts of wild life in every square inch. Its my favorite place to look at frogs, birds, lizards, etc so I strongly recommend hiking here.

Great hike but you got to make it to the top!!!

A beautiful short hike. A lot of families just go half way, to the connector trail. This takes only one hour and you cross the stream a couple of times. A lot of it is in the shade. We like to hike the whole length, up to Camino Cielo, which adds about 20 minutes and is stepper, also far less crowded if you seek more seclusion.

The trail is beautiful, but watch out. We got robbed in the parking lot while doing the hiking. Try not to leave any bags on your car.

Excellent place to hike.

So beautiful I didnt want to leave.

Moderately difficult hiking trail with decent viewa

This is a beautiful spot for a hike-one of Santa Barbara’s nicest trails.

Great hike good views friendly vibes pretty easy to find parking a little confusing on finding the trailhead but a great hike anyways

Lovely place to relax by the river!!

Great trail reasonably easy to stay on path

Senic trail up the mountain to Gibralter rock. Not enough parking. So 2 stars off.

Stayed at Skofield Park camping. Fun trip and close proximity to trailhead.

Breath-taking scenery. Good mix between desert and tall trees.

A lovely day. I saw Angels on the trail!

Wonderful hiking trails

Great trail in Santa Barbara. Moderate difficulty.

Beautiful place.

Great hike,lots of on road parking

Freedom

Beautiful!

Relaxing hike