CAMP[9] will be held at the McCune Conference room (6020 Humanities and Social Sciences Building) at UCSB.

🚘 🚆 🛩️ Getting to UCSB

Confusingly, UCSB is in Goleta, not Santa Barbara!

Driving Times

-5-6 hours from/to south part of Bay Area.

-2-3 hours from/to LA

Amtrak

Amtrak is slow but VERY scenic! https://www.amtrak.com/home

-From San Diego and LA, use the Goleta Amtrak stop (GTA)

-From Bay Area / San Jose, use the Santa Barbara Amtrak stop (SBA)

Flights

-The SBA airport is basically on campus– and sometimes the flights are a reasonable price.

-There are flights to OAK, SFO, LAX, SMF, and SAN.

🚗 🚌 Local Transportation

Parking

Lot 29 is the closest visitor parking lot.

Lot 22 garage is also nearby and has electric car charging.

For both, you can pay at the blue kiosks or with the ParkMobile app.

Bus

The main campus bus stop is “North Hall Bus Loop”.

-Bus 11 goes between the airport - UCSB - Camino Real Marketplace

-Bus 24x goes between downtown SB- UCSB - Camino Real Marketplace

Fares are $2.50 by cash or card. You can get at 10 ride pass at the student bookstore for a discount (this can be shared among people).

See https://sbmtd.gov/ for more info.

🏨 Accomodations

Couch surfing (students and postdocs): Express interest here

Nearby Hotels: (The Big West soccer finals are this weekend, so the very closest hotels will be sold out, sorry)

In Goleta, near bus routes to campus: The Club at UCSB, Hilton Garden Inn Goleta, Courtyard by Marriot Goleta

In Goleta, will need to drive / rideshare to campus: Best Western South Coast Inn, Motel 6 Goleta, The Leta

In SB, near 24x bus route to campus: Bath Street Inn, Courtyard by Marriott Downtown, Orange Tree inn, Simpson House Inn

🌯 ☕ Food and Drink

Some of our favorites include…

Campus: Coral Tree Café (coffee and rice/salad bowls), Buchanan coffee cart (bougie coffee drinks), the Arbor (convenience store and coffee window), the Corner Store (pick and mix candy)

In Isla Vista: Freebirds (burritos), Poke Theory SB (poke bowls), Woodstock’s (pizza), Cajé (coffee), Elubia’s Kitchen (South Coast’s best tamales)

In/near Camino Real Marketplace: Lilly’s Tacos (Mexican street tacos), Jane at the Marketplace (bistro), SB Fish Market-Goleta (anything fresh fish), Phamous Cafe (pho and vermicelli bowls), Draughtsmen Aleworks (beer garden), Rooftop Bar at Hilton Garden Inn (beer garden), Finney’s Crafthouse (brewpub), Slodoco Donuts (donuts and board games, open 24 hours), Dune (coffee)

Elsewhere in Goleta: Nikka Ramen (ramen), Masala Spice (Indian, can accomodate large reservations), CAYA (bistro / cocktails), Santa Barbara Cider Company (beer garden), Old Town Coffee (coffee)

🏖️ Things to Do

Tidepooling / plover watching at Coal Oil Point beach or Campus Point beach

AD&A Art Museum

Glass Box Gallery at UCSB

Pet the goats and chickens at Stow House on Sundays from 11-2

Goleta Farmers’ Market at Camino Real Marketplace on Sundays from 10-2