![]() Also, if you're susceptible to heat stroke (like I am) please pace yourself and be prepared. Speaking of handicapped, even though the paths are well-maintained, given that it's a canyon there are some dramatic changes in elevation that might make navigating difficult if you are in a wheelchair or on crutches. I took the hard path, but I noticed too late that an access road will take a golf cart straight up from the parking lot to the conservation center. Part of the garden grounds are across the street, and lead up a hill to the conservation center, which features an amazing view, all the way to the ocean, as well as some nice places to sit down and enjoy the scenery. I really liked the Manzanita grove, something that's pure Santa Barbara, and smells great. ![]() The system used to carry water all the way down the mountain to the Mission. Stone-lined aqueducts and decaying wooden troughs can still be seen there. The canyon still contains the remains of the irrigation systems built in the early 1800s. Fringing this are the visitor paths and the few more curated gardens. It's like a little nature preserve, capturing a small redwood forest and the stream bed deep in the arroyo. ![]() It's a lovely place, but I think calling it an arboretum would be a little more accurate than calling it a garden. I visited a few days ago, and right now (late April) the poppies are blooming. ![]()
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