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Top of the Santa Ynez Mountain Range, overlooking the city of Santa Barbara. Coulter pines, maple trees, manzanita, bay trees, chaparral. There is a ¼ mile hike past the locked gate to the picnic area on top. Next to the day use area there is an old Forest Service fire lookout tower that is closed to the public.
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Top of the Santa Ynez Mountain Range, overlooking the city of Santa Barbara. Coulter pines, maple trees, manzanita, bay trees, chaparral. There is a ¼ mile hike past the locked gate to the picnic area on top. Next to the day use area there is an old Forest Service fire lookout tower that is closed to the public.
(From Santa Barbara) Hwy 101, 8 miles N.W. on Hwy 154, 8 miles east on East Camino Cielo.
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