Earl Warren Showgrounds RV Park

As others mentioned, this is, in fact, a parking lot; the spaces are large and easily fit big rigs with slides on one side. Access to 101 is straightforward, only a quarter of a mile from the highway. Even though you are close to the freeway, we did not hear any road noise. During our stay, the park was less than half full, so everyone had plenty of room and was very quiet.

We did not use the facilities, as we showered in our RV. As their website outlines, all the hookups are at the end of the spaces so you will need long power, water, and sewer lines. Our sewer hose came up short; however, a fantastic Ace Hardware Store( Miner's Ace Hardware, 125 N Fairview Ave, Goleta CA) is only 7 miles away and had everything we wanted.

The primary reason for our trip to Santa Barbara was to spend time at the beach away from the 117-degree temperatures at our home base in Phoenix, Az, and this park hit the mark with several outstanding beaches within a 15 min drive.

Visited for the Region 2 Arabian horse show. Older fairgrounds, basically a big parking lot. The grounds were well kept, On-site park manager Susan was very nice. She lives here on-site at the beginning of the lot if you need anything. The spots on the north side can definitely handle massive rigs, we are 40’ and had our toad parked across the front. Can’t comment on utilities, showered and ran laundry inside my coach. Very close to everything in Santa Barbara. Little to no highway noise considering it’s right off the exit.

I’ve stayed here with the wife and kids multiple times and will again. Full hook ups, close parting for any Toads.

Safe location, close to downtown and IV. If you’re looking for a resort, this isn’t it.

If you do want a night’s rest or a spot close to everything SB has to offer at a reasonable price, it’s awesome!

The only major knock I’d have, and it doesn’t bother me, is that spaces are tight. Just enough room for slides.

I wish we would have never stayed at Earl Warren RV Park. It’s dirty, showers are dirty and didn’t work right. People were very loud and it didn’t quiet down until early morning hours. Trash overflowing in trash cans. There is drug activity going on and Homeless people there. I thought we were going to get robbed. I would stay far away from Earl Warren RV Park. It’s not a place for children and it’s not safe.

We had a pleasant stay here. It's a no-frills RV park, but a good spot that is close to restaurants and ~5 minutes from the SB pier by car.

For being as close to the freeway as it is it is quiet. There are a number of buildings between you and the freeway and it shields much of the noise.

On thing to watch out for is ants. We had an ant infestation while we were there. The park host was very nice and allowed us to move spots and even treated the ants as soon as we reported it. They were coming in from the pedestal on site 6.

Make sure you have LONG hoses before you book. The sewer, water, and electric are at the rear of every site and there are parking blocks that will prevent smaller rigs from getting close. For our Airstream we needed ~20ft of sewer, 15 ft of water, and 20 ft electric. We arrived on a Sunday and the only RV parts store open was in Ventura ~30 minute drive south.

Overall, next time we're back in SB we'd consider staying here again.

Earl Warren Showgrounds RV Park was highly recommended by several RV friends. We were pleasantly surprised to find that they had undersold the park a bit. Availability alone is a valuable factor in the Santa Barbara area and we have had difficulty finding RV facilities in previous visits over the years. To our delight, this park has many of the features we all want and need. The manager Susan is exceptionally accommodating and eager to please, making our stay at this site one of the standouts in our many years on the nation's roadways. A Mediterranean climate makes this location ideal. This is not a deluxe destination resort, but it IS a fully functional and very conveniently located facility that met and exceeded our needs as 77-year-old experienced RVers. We'll be back here often in the coming years. - Peter

This RV Park is perfectly located to enjoy all there is to do in Santa Barbara. We really enjoyed our stay here and found Susan very helpful...she is a very positive and fun spirited person who will be your contact person. The sites are clean and well maintained and there are new bathrooms and a new shower very close by. We met so many very nice and interesting people here. It is a great place for children because the showgrounds are large with lots of room to run and play. There even is a trapeze artist school on site where you can watch them practice their aerial skills. Very good cell service here which is a real plus.
Wendy