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Tar Pits Park
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Tar Pits Park

Carpinteria
📸 Scenic
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family
💎 Hidden Gem
🦭 Wildlife

A 2-acre bluff park above active asphalt seeps — short interpretive trail and a great overlook above the surf.

Tar Pits Park preserves a small section of active asphalt seeps that the Chumash used for centuries to waterproof canoes. A short interpretive trail and bluff-top picnic area sit above the seal-friendly Carpinteria State Beach.

Practical Info

End of Palm Ave, Carpinteria, CA 93013

Amenities

Picnic Area
Parking
Benches