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The 782-acre Arroyo Hondo Preserve sits beneath the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara between Refugio State Beach and Gaviota State Park. The open land of the former rancho is preserved through its purchase by the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County.

Arroyo Hondo Preserve

( Susan Spano / For The Times )

The 782-acre Arroyo Hondo Preserve sits beneath the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara between Refugio State Beach and Gaviota State Park. The open land of the former rancho is preserved through its purchase by the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County.

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