Butterfly Beach

Butterfly Beach: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Butterfly Beach

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Butterfly Beach: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Butterfly Beach — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.41779, -119.63423. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Butterfly Beach

• Andrée Clark Bird Refuge · sanctuary · Santa Barbara · ~3 km · Must-see
• Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens · park · Santa Barbara · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lotusland · sanctuary · Santa Barbara · ~4 km · Must-see
• East Beach · beach · Santa Barbara · ~5 km · Must-see
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center · museum · Santa Barbara · ~6 km · Must-see
• Montecito Hot Springs · attraction · Santa Barbara · ~6 km · Must-see
• Parma Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~7 km · Must-see
• Moreton Bay Fig Tree · attraction · Santa Barbara · ~7 km · Must-see
• Faith Mission · fort · Santa Barbara · ~7 km · Must-see
• Santa Barbara Historical Museum · museum · Santa Barbara · ~7 km · Must-see
• De la Guerra Plaza · park · Santa Barbara · ~7 km · Must-see
• El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~7 km · Must-see
• Leadbetter Beach · beach · Santa Barbara · ~8 km · Must-see
• Franceschi Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~8 km · Must-see
• Santa Barbara Museum of Art · museum · Santa Barbara · ~8 km · Must-see
• Alameda Park · park · Santa Barbara · ~8 km · Must-see
• Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens · park · Santa Barbara · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Canyon Park · sanctuary · Santa Barbara · ~9 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Butterfly Beach

Other beaches & coast near Butterfly Beach

• East Beach · beach · Santa Barbara · ~5 km · Must-see
• Leadbetter Beach · beach · Santa Barbara · ~8 km · Must-see
• Santa Barbara Light · beach · Santa Barbara · ~11 km · Must-see
• Arroyo Burro Beach · beach · Santa Barbara · ~13 km · Must-see
• Rincon beach · beach · Santa Barbara · ~19 km · Must-see
• Goleta Beach County Park · beach · Santa Barbara · ~22 km · Must-see
• El Capitán State Beach · beach · Santa Barbara · ~44 km · Must-see
• San Buenaventura State Beach · beach · Ventura · ~46 km · Must-see
• Refugio State Beach · beach · Santa Barbara · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hollywood Beach · beach · Ventura · ~58 km · Must-see

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