If you come here only to look at the tar seeping out of the cliffs, then you would be missing out on so much other stuff the area has to offer. I mean, it is cool to see the new shiny tar coming...

The novelty of having natural tar on the beach is interesting, but not worth visiting otherwise. This is not the beach to have a nice beach day, and you will end up with tar on your skin. The...

This address is absolutely wrong. It dead ends you straight into the toll booth for the Carpinteria State Beach. You can walk to the tar Pitt park from the state beach but you will end up paying...

Ever get home from the beach and find tar on the soles of your feet? Chances are, you cursed the offshore oil rigs, thinking that they were likely responsible for some kind of seepage, resulting...

I absolutely love this place! A great spot to enjoy the scenery and absorb all the energies from Mother Nature's beauty