Thousand Steps is a 0.1 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Santa Barbara, California that offers the chance to see wildlife and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for walking, nature trips, and bird watching and is best used from March until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
Theses steps are just your entryway to an unforgettable walk down Shoreline Beach. You can go right or left once you land on the beach. There are other people, but the beach is big enough that you will have your own space for the entirety of the walk. Keep your eyes peeled for spearfishers, seals, and other marine wildlife in addition to beautiful rocky cliffs, calming ocean waves, and an endless horizon.
December 29, 2020December 28, 2020Beautiful
November 8, 2020
October 24, 2020It wasn’t anywhere near 1000 but still worth it!
October 18, 2020September 19, 2020Not really 1000 steps but a nice walk down and up stairs leading you to the beach. It gets slippery below and depending on tide level some steps may be submerged.
September 15, 2020Simple walk (not hike) in a neighborhood beach that’s like a thin strip along the coast. Locals were friendly and many had cute dogs, easy to find parking.
September 12, 2020It was only 150 steps
August 13, 2020Easy parking, beautiful beach. You can’t get this in LA
July 28, 2020The steps are just your entryway to an unforgettable walk down Shoreline Beach. You can go right or left once you land on the beach after walk down the stairs. There are other people, but the beach is vast enough that you will have your own space for the entirety of the walk. I saw spearfishers, seals, a dead stingray washed up on the beach (amazing to see up close), beautiful cliffs, rocks, calming ocean waves, and an endless horizon.
July 19, 2020First time with my daughter and friends. Great place to visit after hiking in Gaviota. Be careful of the muddy/sandy steps, can be slippery.
June 23, 2020Pretty little area with only about 150 steps to a nice beach. Don’t go out of the way to do this one.
June 13, 2020Simple stairs down to the water
May 11, 2020May 5, 2020Awesome little beach with beautiful views! Spent a couple of hours there with my 6 year old and we loved it.
April 28, 2020Easy. great place for the beach and personal space.
February 14, 2020Like 175 steps but it’s seems like 1000 walking back up them lol
August 12, 2019Nice walk down steps to the beach, with a long sandy beach you can walk either way down.
July 7, 2019This isn't really a trail but actually access stairs to the beach. They were wet and slimy with water leaking onto the steps from the cracks in concrete on the side walls. The view is pretty and the beach is great. On a this Sunday afternoon, we had the area to ourselves.
April 8, 2019Stairs to a nice beach walk. Stairs wet and slippery. Nothing spectacular, but convenient access to an uncrowded area of the beach.
March 27, 2019Stairs to the beach, check the tide. Inaccessible at certain high tides. The City was talking about repairing it, the bottom definitely needs an upgrade.
December 10, 2018Really enjoy this beach! The stairs are super slipperly about half way down. It's pretty uncrowded. I've never had any issues with finding a parking spot.
July 20, 2018Went for an evening stroll and loved every second of it! Beautiful sunset and peaceful, not too many people.
September 13, 2017Beautiful scenery
January 28, 2017Interesting
September 29, 2016
First to ReviewNot really a trail, just a steep staircase that leads down to the Mesa beach. But the views are really nice!
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