The warm pools on Hot Springs Creek in the hills above Montecito attract many visitors, and also have spurred a contentious debate over their existence. Credit: Contributed photo Controversy has ...

Santa Barbara County’s Montecito Hot Springs are highly popular but navigating parking and following the trail can be tricky.

A new group has sprung up around the hot springs in Montecito. Called the Stewards of the Hot Springs, a letter they circulated states, “Our grassroots group has taken on the job of ensuring that ...

Though the hot springs in Montecito have existed since geologic time, they became a worldwide phenomenon during the pandemic when social media laid breadcrumbs to their exact location, past gated ...

For four years now, Montecito’s Hot Springs Trail has been a neighborhood flashpoint. As I wrote in one of my Best of Bill columns in 2022: “The Hot Springs Trailhead, on East Mountain Drive near ...

Drama continues to unfold at a popular and controversial natural hot spring on the Central Coast. Montecito Hot Springs are several turquoise-blue pools of warm geothermal water. It's accessible only ...

Controversy is bubbling once again at Montecito Hot Springs, the popular soaking destination tucked in the hills above one of California’s wealthiest enclaves. The springs have been a point of ...

A surge of visitors to hot springs in the hills near Santa Barbara led to complaints from neighbors — and now to a plan for trail closures and parking restrictions on days of high fire danger. Trump ...

The Golden State of California is far more than picturesque scenery and vibrant cities. Boasting the San Andreas Fault, it’s one of the most geothermally active spots in the US. And where there’s ...