Address: 3250 Alisal Road Goleta, Ca. 93117.
The Nojoqui Falls Park is located in Santa Barbara County. The beautiful park features the Nojoqui Falls, ball fields, BBQ grills, picnic tables, and public restrooms. The park also offers reservable picnic tables/areas for larger groups or corporate gatherings. It is about 15 minutes away from the town of Solvang.
From Solvang, we took US 101 South and exited or turned left onto Old Coast Highway and made a left onto Alisal Road. We drove through a combination of the paved and unpaved roads for about 10-15 minutes. We even saw a nice winery and a few horse ranches along the way. When we reached the park entrance, we drove all the way up to the upper parking lot in front of the waterfall’s hiking entrance. The upper parking lot area is smaller, rough, rocky, and unpaved. But there is a clean public restroom closed to the parking area. We saw signs posted at the beginning of the hike which included “watch out for mountain lion, direction to the falls, dogs must be leashed.” Walked through the trail for about 10-15 minutes and passed through 2 short bridges, climbed a moderate uphill, and finally reached an area close to the base of the waterfalls. There were warning signs that stated “the trail is closed, keep out due to hazardous conditions such as falling rocks and landslide. Some people crossed or passed the warning signs but it will be at your own risk. There were about 40% of water falling through the falls at the time of our visit. The Nojoqui waterfall is about 80 feet and some people say the word “Nojoqui” is Chumash meaning honeymoon place.
Overall, it was a beautiful waterfall, easy hike, and a nice trail. We loved the fact that there is a closer parking area, public restrooms, a family-friendly park and lots of things to do.
Tips: Bring some bottled water and wear comfortable shoes. Last 200 feet to the falls is closed due to landslide and have warning signs. Wear your masks and practice social distancing due to Covid. It can get crowded near the waterfalls but people were giving way. Watch out for slippery rocks and trails. There is a nice winery (Folded Hill Winery) with a variety of farm animals that is near the Park.
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