Fun hike with lots of scenery changes. We did the loop by taking the dirt access road back to parking lot. About 6 miles total. Saw some bear tracks in the mud but didnt see any.

Parking was accessible, clean bathrooms near by. Would be nice if trails had better descriptions on them maybe with maps at the trailhead

At the end of Paradise Road on the Santa Ynez River is one of the most popular weekend destinations for summertime fun. Its a local party spot. Families, teenagers, hikers and all kinds of people come to this area to enjoy the deep swimming holes, picnic spots and campgrounds along the Santa Ynez River. This area is a car camping/picnic spot.

Amazing fun family time. Swimming in the lake was the highlight of our day. Lake has deeper areas and its shallow areas. This is the place to go if you want to enjoy nature.

WARNING, a malicious company named Park Management is trying to privatize management of this park. On our second night of camping, we were told to move our campsite at 9p at night in complete darkness by park management. This was after we had painstakingly looked into restrictions and abided by all fire laws. We had also checked with three different park rangers to make sure we were camping in the right place. It seems like park management and the park rangers arent on the same page. We had paid for three days of backwoods camping and because it was so unsafe to hike and set our camp up again, we ended up packing up our gear and staying at a Motel 6. As it was last minute, we paid $158 to stay at a Motel 6 because we felt extremely unsafe hiking two miles in the dark.

Good place for hiking. You have also the option to swim in the river. If you follow the river until you reach the Gibraltar reservoir and then walk back on the dirt road it will take you approximately 4 hours if you make stops in between.

It was nice but lot of trash on trails..To get to the water should be more signs that say more info on were your going .. but it was still nice there

This is a great day use area with hiking trail and pools in the river for swimming. It can get crowded, so a hike to the pools up higher is recommended. The trail can be hard to follow crossing the street and going through the creek bed so bring a trail app, map or use your phone GPS if youve got the coverage.

Beautiful! unfortunately little water this year.

Natural beautiful place to swim, hike and camp..

A really beautiful place with plenty of picnic spots. Bathrooms are a little archaic. Bring your own T.P. Cost is $10.00 for day use, and they close the backcountry down in the evening. Camping is available. Check the website. Make sure you gas up before heading out. There are no stations. Pack out all trash. There are plenty of trash receptacles once you get back from your hike. The fire danger is usually quite high, so be extremely careful when cooking!

Nice watering holes and people were pretty good on distancing.

Great getaway to nature! Fun for the whole family.

Nice warm weather with the river to cool off in it made it a wonderful trip

Had the sweetest greater at the gate today! I will be back to explore

Great little hike. Dont forget your adventure pass!

Great shake! A double Patty burger is too much to eat.

I loved it!! But, check the wind advisory!! Make sure its not windy, otherwise, its AWESOME!!

Great place if you like crowds.. but go a little further past where everyone is and youll find quiet and serene little lake with fish.

Good fishing and swimming holes

Beautiful inexpensive family fun.

A great family getaway

Beautiful spot, but a bit too busy

I love this place. Actually perfect place to visit with family.

Very crowded and hot.

Nature is Love ️

Enjoy great views with water holes along the please pack out what you pack in to preserve our local watering holes

Great place to swim, there are few places to lake / creek or river swim in Santa Barbara County or Ventura County.

For the few places you can swimming in Santa Barbara for free

A lot of fun with really good views and when theres water in the river, it makes for an awesome time with your buddies of family in the water

Needs more water. This place has been amazing in the past.... But today not so much. Had fun anyway and swam in a lake where the river should be.

There was no water. Too hot for summer.

Awesome place to go swimming, take your kids

Nice small hikes around the river bed

I loved this place

Beautiful.

Beautiful place for hiking, and you can actually swim in the ponds...

Beautiful place, it would be nice if you could pick up your trash and take it out with you . You want respect then dont disrespect.

Great place with some awesome little swimming holes.

Dont go stay home and watch tv

Good

Good place