Local Information
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 only please): Express interest here
Hotels: The Club at UCSB, Hilton Garden Inn Goleta, Courtyard by Marriot Goleta, Best Western South Coast 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), Jonesy’s Fried Chicken (Nashville style chicken), 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