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Top hotspots

Top regions sorted by number of observed species
Rank Region Species Species
1 Lake Los Carneros Park
86
2 Coal Oil Point, Devereux Beach, Sands Beach, and bluff trails
81
3 UCSB North Campus Open Space (formerly Ocean Meadows Golf Course)
72
4 UCSB--Campus Lagoon
71
5 Sedgwick Reserve (restricted access)
70
6 Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Anchorage and Beach Area
59
7 Goleta Beach County Park (including east end of Goleta Slough)
56
8 Ocean Beach County Park and Santa Ynez River Estuary
55
9 Coal Oil Point Reserve--Devereux Slough
50
10 Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve
49
11 Carpinteria SB
46
12 Carpinteria Creek Estuary
44
13 Andree Clark Bird Refuge
42
14 Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve (restricted access)
41
15 Santa Cruz Island--Scorpion Canyon Campgrounds
41
16 Waller Park
41
17 San Marcos Foothills Preserve--West Mesa
40
18 Goleta Sanitary District Plant (restricted access)
38
19 Nojoqui Falls County Park
35
20 Ennisbrook Open Space
34
21 Farren Road
34
22 Carpinteria Salt Marsh Nature Park
31
23 Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park
31
24 El Capitan SB
31
25 Carpinteria Bluffs seal haulout
30
26 UCSB--Manzanita Village
28
27 Coal Oil Point Reserve--Dune Pond
27
28 Santa Cruz Island--Potato Harbor Trail
27
29 Little Pine Mountain--Happy Hollow Camp
26
30 Modoc Preserve
26
31 Snyder Trail
26
32 UCSB--campus
25
33 Los Flores Ranch Open Space
24
34 San Jose Creek, North of Cathedral Oaks
24
35 Santa Barbara Cemetery
23
36 Santa Cruz Island--Upper Scorpion Canyon
23
37 La Cumbre Country Club (restricted access)
22
38 Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Areas A+H
21
39 Rincon Beach County Park
21
40 San Marcos Foothills Preserve
21
41 Winchester Canyon Rd. at Cathedral Oaks Rd. field
21
42 7402 - 7418 Hollister Ave (Tech Park)
20
43 Ellwood Beach
20
44 La Purisima Mission State Historic Park
20
45 Santa Maria Mesa Road Ponds
20
46 Santa Barbara Channel--east channel (Santa Barbara County only)
19
47 Santa Monica Creek
18
48 Orcutt Trail West--Orcutt Hill and Open Space Trails
17
49 Quatal Canyon (SBA Co.)
17
50 Sandpiper Golf Course (limited access: patio only)
17
51 Sisquoc River at Tepusquet Road
17
52 El Capitan Canyon Resort/Trails and Bill Wallace Trail
16
53 Goleta Slough Ecological Reserve--Area K
16
54 Happy Canyon Rd.--upper
16
55 Los Alamos Park
16
56 Santa Cruz Island--Smuggler's Cove
15
57 Surf Beach
15
58 Cachuma Lake Park
14
59 Gaviota SP
14
60 Santa Barbara Zoo
14
61 Sweeney Rd. pullout
14
62 Caliente Ranch Wetland
13
63 Jesusita Trail
13
64 Lotusland
13
65 Winchester One Open Space
13
66 Orcutt Trail East--Black Oak and Brodie Trails
12
67 Lake Jocelyn
11
68 Miguelito County Park
11
69 Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
11
70 Santa Cruz Island--Smugglers Road
11
71 Vandenberg SFB (restricted access)--Point Arguello
11
72 Rocky Nook Park
10
73 Armour Ranch Rd.
9
74 Franklin Park (Santa Barbara Co.)
9
75 Happy Canyon Rd.
8
76 Monarch Dr, off Baseline Ave
8
77 Richardson Park
8
78 Storke Field
8
79 Kinevan Rd.
7
80 San Lorenzo Seminary
7
81 Santa Cruz Island--Prisoners Harbor
7
82 UCSB--West Campus
7
83 Ellwood Mesa Open Space
6
84 Prisoner's and Scorpion's harbors transfer (inshore)
6
85 San Pedro Creek
6
86 Santa Barbara Harbor--Stearns Wharf
6
87 MacKenzie Park
5
88 Miranda Pine Campground
5
89 Santa Cruz Island--Pelican Bay Trail (restricted access)
5
90 Bella Vista OSP
4
91 East Beach
4
92 Lookout Park
4
93 Cachuma Saddle
2
94 Cuyama Valley (SBA Co., please use more specific hotspot if possible)
2
95 Goleta Slough--East Storke Campus Wetland
2
96 Padaro Beach
2
97 UCSB--Campus Point
2
98 Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden and Alameda Park
1
99 Cachuma Lake--east end
1
100 Mission Creek outflow (SBA Co.)
1