Families packed into the campground at Carpinteria State Beach this week, making the Fourth of July holiday one of the busiest times of the year, according to park officials. Anyone hoping to reserve ...

Ninety minutes north of the city and next to pricey Montecito, laid-back Carpinteria has surfers, seals and miles of beach to walk. At sunset, waves roll onto the beach in Carpinteria, which feels ...

Carpinteria, a small town some 12 miles outside Santa Barbara, says it is the home of “the world’s safest beach,” and for 90 years newspaper adverts have boasted of its clean, wide sands and lack of ...

CARPINTERIA, Calif. – A lifeguard and a Carpinteria Summerland Fire Protection District rescue swimmer brought two young swimmers stuck on the offshore swim platform off Carpinteria State Beach safely ...

Only 12 miles outside busy Santa Barbara, Carpinteria feels like the quintessential tiny California beach town. With sandy shores unobscured by mega-hotels, it's easy to see why so many travelers have ...

Authorities are investigating the source of black crude on beaches in Carpinteria, Montecito, and Santa Barbara.

CARPINTERIA, CALIF. - A floating tree branch is just the tip of the iceberg of debris at Carpinteria State Beach. "Given the rain we had earlier this month we had a lot of debris coming out with our ...

As the sun slips below the horizon and the stars begin to emerge above Carpinteria State Beach Park, another kind of campfire ...