An oxymoron is a term that seems to defy itself. Like "nuclear defense" or "jumbo shrimp" or "working vacation." For me, "luxury camping" makes the list. It's supposed to re-create the days of the Raj ...

As a city woman whose family is unaccustomed to “roughing it,” I planned our family vacation to involve a lot of nature but no sleeping on hard ground. That’s what made El Capitan Canyon in Santa ...

Forward progress has been stopped on a vegetation fire that broke out Monday above El Capitan Canyon Resort in Gaviota, prompting evacuations of six cabins at the private campground and putting 20 ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- I've done it in a pop up. I've done it in a tent. I've even done it au naturel; that is, on an island without shelter or facilities. In other words, I have camped. So when I ...

There are getaways, and then there's getting away from it all. El Capitan Canyon falls firmly in the latter camp. "Our goal is to nurture an environment in harmony with the nature and history of the ...

An entrance sign welcomes visitors to El Capitan Canyon Campground, located off Highway 101. The campground plans to expand with new cabins and yurts. (Serena Guentz / Noozhawk photo) Santa Barbara ...

FEBRUARY 14, ALL YEAR LONG: There are two kinds of lodging venues in this world. One has to frill it up come the middle of the second month of the year, with little additions that summon the spirit of ...

IF YOU WERE FOLLOWING... El Capitan Canyon's social media in the early summer of 2016, you likely were keeping tabs on how it was weathering the nearby Sherpa Fire. The rustic retreat became a ...

After my wife and I booked a cabin at El Capitan Canyon in Santa Barbara, I rode my bike north to Refugio Road, up to Broadcast Peak and east to the top of Tequepis Trail. I descended the trail easily ...