Came here for an easy trail run and for that, it was perfect. Solid, wide path with not too much elevation but enough to make it tough. Not great for a hike though as theres not much to see and very little shade.

Beautiful sprawling mountain landscape with a mix of trails both improved and unimproved. Plenty of parking at the trailhead. No water or bathrooms. Dog friendly.

Awesome trail with varied terrain. Excellent workout. Nice vistas of the mountains and the sea.

Great Natural Preserve so close to town! Lots of little trails beyond the dirt roads make it fun to explore and get some good exercise. Also spectacular views at Sunrise and sunset.

Always a favorite...close to home, buy feels like youre getting away from everything. There are often sheep grazing there

Beautiful views of the santa Barbara mountains and ocean. Peaceful and meditative spot

Great views and an excellent place to exercise your dog.

Grass is low this time of year so easier to traverse trails and take in 360 degree views!

When I moved here a year ago I found this place on accident on my bicycle via the bridge to nowhere. Which is actually pretty cool....not sure why they would build a bridge that dead ends. The hike itself is nothing special, its pretty moderate...unless you want to walk the entire preserve than that would be intense. Nice and quiet though and after all the rains lots of flowers. No bikes or dogs allowed which is cool for the snakes and bunnies and whatnot that live there. After these rains it would be a good place to go herpin for snakes and lizards. Here are the directions if you want to come in from the direction instead of the normal way.San Marcos Foothills Preserve is located at 1083 Via Gaitero, Santa Barbara CA 93105.From Highway 101, take Highway 154 San Marcos Pass. Exit at Cathedral Oaks Rd and turn left. Turn right on Via Chaparral. After half a block, on your right you see a bridge, the Bridge to Nowhere. Cross it- it goes over Highway 154. Then turn left and park along the road.

Beautiful views and trails a must visit. I drive bay on a daily basis and sometimes forget what a amazing place we live in .

Went in back side. Nice and quiet. But largely non-native regrowth on old fire Road. Somewhat overgrown. Creek had destroyed small bridge and led to a somewhat challenging crossing. Crossing means that it would not be a good route and for individuals that would have difficulty scrambling up small slope. We did not make it far into the center of the reserve, however, from what I saw it looked like it could have very beautiful views and a nice grassy hillside uphill hike.

Very pleasant hike with a couple of steep hills. Be careful not to be there after sunset since there is a large pack of coyotes that love there. You can start to hear them yip if you are there during sunset!

Beautiful place to walk behind SB

Beautiful place. Sometimes too many visitors but often deserted or simply a person or two and their dog.

Hidden gem, so many open trails and great views. Not officially off leash for dogs but if your dog is friendly usually not an issue. The main trail is to the right, there are other trails to the left that go to the avacado orchards (private property) but shorter hike

Nice open space park/preserve with a well marked trail. Trail can be strenuous at times as there a few hills. There is plenty of wildlife to view throughout the preserve. There is no infrastructure for picnics and no bathrooms.

Reserve is cool. Can see lots of wildlife in spring; snakes, hawks, squirrels and lizards.

Nice open space. Wide trail. Great for short hike or jog. Street parking. A little hard to find. Mountain and ocean view. No facilities.

We are lucky to have so many places to enjoy nature. This is one of them. A great location. Always something going on in nature. Great place to take a walk and unwind!

Awesome place in the spring. Its wide open so the summertime may be a little toasty, otherwise its nice for a good walk.

Its quiet, very peaceful, many birds to watch and the trails are well marked.

Bikes and horses are a small percent of all users so they were both banned??? Brilliant leadership by our county Community Services officials! That should mean that either would have little impact. The study even sites how bikes, horses, peds, and yes, even dogs successfully use other trails together. Ignorant government officials, as usual. Oh, and bike riders dont leave little plastic bags of poo along the trail, either.

It is a nature reserve. so no bells or whistles and it is what you would expect.

Just a nice place to walk/hike with views all the way. Easy to get to and easy to find a place to park.

Some of the best views in SB with very little work to get them.

Seriously one of my favorite walking trails, few dogs, few people, great view of Santa Barbara without being fully submerged into the mountains.

Great open space hidden between Santa Barbara and Goleta, lots of awesome restoration work going on out there with Channel Islands Restoration and if you can get out there on one of their projects or plant walks, itll help you appreciate the space so much more.

Beautiful place a hike nice trail

Very nice plsce, but watch out for the rattle snakes

Nice view of Santa Barbara. From the mountains to the beach

Beautiful long trails and amazing views

Awesome views, great place to take the dog(s).

Its a cow pasture our local government obtained through extortion.

Beautiful

Easy stroll with beautiful views

Nothing interesting. Its not a loop trail

Great scenery

Beautiful.

Beautiful views and fairly quiet

Beautiful

Beatiful place

Cute, quiet. Amazing

Nice walking space

Nice little hike.

Nice open space, not too crowded

Great place to hike

Take a hike!Nice views.

Parcel does not live up to expectations. Not on my top 20 of parcels in Santa Barbara. It may be called parcel 15... BUT ITS NOT.