Community Assets

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Join us in gathering data on natural, cultural, and built assets within the Carpinteria Valley and the City of Carpinteria. Check the list below and let us know what is missing. Contact us; your insight is important.

  • Tangible Assets: These include museums, historical sites, theaters, art centers, public art, cultural organizations, landmarks, and natural heritage sites, such as the Carpinteria Salt Marsh.
  • Intangible Assets: These include the community’s stories, traditions, cultural practices, and networks that define its unique identity.

The Explore Carpinteria community asset mapping initiative relies on extensive public outreach, education, and transparency to create an interactive online map cataloging the community’s physical assets, including natural heritage (parks, trails, and open spaces), cultural heritage (arts, museums, and cultural facilities), and built heritage (historic sites, landmarks, and monuments). Some assets do not fit exclusively into one category.

Cultural Heritage

  • California’s First Branch Library Site
  • Carpinteria Community Library
  • Carpinteria Valley Museum of History
  • Chrisman California Islands Center
  • Mishopshnow (Chumash Village Site)
  • Old Methodist Church
  • The Alcazar Theatre
  • The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center
  • World’s Safest Beach Mural

Natural Heritage

  • Bates Beach
  • Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve
  • Carpinteria City Beach
  • Carpinteria Creek Park
  • Carpinteria Harbor Seal Sanctuary
  • Franklin Creek Park
  • Heath Ranch Park
  • Jelly Bowl __
  • Portolá Sycamore
  • Rincon Bluffs Preserve
  • Rincon Point Surf Spot
  • Salt Marsh Amphitheater
  • Salt Marsh Nature Park
  • Seaside Park
  • Tar Pits Park
  • Tar Seep & Asphalt Mine Site
  • Tarpits Surf Spot
  • Wardholme Torrey Pine Tree

Built Heritage

  • Airport Site & Old Hangar Site
  • Carpinteria Veterans Memorial Hall
  • Fish Seed/Bean Company Packing House Site
  • Heath Adobe Site
  • Higgins House Site
  • Mishopshnow (Chumash Village Site) Monument
  • Sears Home
  • The Palms & Palms Hotel
  • Tobey House

 

  • Carpinteria State Beach Campgrounds
  • Community Garden
  • El Carro BBQ & Picnic Areas
  • Lions Park
  • Memorial Park
  • Monte Vista Park
  • Rincon Beach County Park
  • Rincon Point State Beach
  • Skate Park
  • Tomol Interpretive Play Area
  • Toro Canyon Park
  • Viola Fields Park