Ellwood Preserve

Ellwood Preserve and the Coronado Butterfly area are a fun nature walk that can be long or short for the littles.  There are 2 parking options. When I want to visit the butterfly preserve, I park at the end of Coronado and pick up the path there. It is an easy walk of less than a mile to the butterfly area from here. If you want to explore the bluffs, park at the lot across from Ellwood School on Hollister Ave and walk from there.

Directions: Take 101 N to the Glen Annie exit. Turn left onto Glenn Annie, then right on Hollister Ave. Turn left onto Coronado Dr after 1 mile and continue to the end of the road. Or continue past Coronado Dr another .4 miles and turn left into the parking lot for Sperling Preserve.

Trail Rating: Easy
Distance: .75 miles (or more)
Time: 30 minutes
Nearby Attractions: Haskell's Beach, Santa Barbara Shores Park, and Girsh Park 

More Information:
Coronado Butterfly Preserve: http://www.sblandtrust.org/coronado-butterfly-preserve-2/
Sperling Preserve/Ellwood Mesa: https://www.tpl.org/our-work/ellwood-mesa#sm.001815jfj144bdlqq6a2kv07v55uh

Path from the Ellwood Parking Lot

Nasturtiums

Lots of Places to explore Nature

Bridge to the Butterflies

Coronado Butterfly Preserve