Linden Avenue

Salt Marsh Nature Park

Carpinteria State Beach and Tar Pits Park

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Salt Marsh Nature Park
Exit Linden Avenue toward the beach
Go to the beach and turn right on Sandyland Road
Go to the 'T' and park near the entrance along Ash Avenue
Tar Pits Park (Bring WD-40 to get the tar off!)
From Carpinteria State Beach either (1) follow the sandy beach southeast
or (2) walk the campground road to the grassy bluffs
Chevron Oil Pier is a good turnaround point
Another half mile to the Carpinteria Bluffs

Del Mar Avenue (gated)
Mobile homes (white area)

Sandyland Beach
Walk the Del Mar homes!

Salt Marsh Nature Preserve
Nice aerial photo

View from Observation Deck
We saw estuarine fish?

Salt Marsh Reserve
view from the street

Linden Avenue
shops and eats


Linden Links - Click for Carpinteria Links
Tar Pits Park - carpinteria.com
Aerial Photo of Salt Marsh - coastalconservancy.ca.gov
University of California - Natural Reserve System
Salt Marsh
Wetlands Data
Wetlands Data
CA Coastal Conservancy
Marine Wetlands
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