Sands Beach is located at Coal Oil Point near Isla Vista and the University of California Santa Barbara. This beach lies on the west side of the point next to Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve, a protected habitat. Sands Beach is at the mouth of the Devereux Slough Lagoon which has a tidal flow in the winter months. The best way to get to Sand Beach is to park at the southern end of Camino Majorca road in Isla Vista and walk the bluff trail in front of the western UCSB campus all the way around the point (0.5 miles). Another way is to walk there from Ellwood Beach starting at Phelps Road (1.2 miles) or Santa Barbara Shores Park (1.5 miles). There are a few pull-out parking spaces along Slough Road too. Dogs on a leash are allowed on the beach.
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