The unique ambiance of the place gives guests the best of both worlds - full-service hotel and private getaway. It also has an outdoor heated pool and an onsite spa for complete luxury. El Cap itself is a full-service resort with daily maid service and even room service if you don’t want to take the short walk down to the market.
The cabins all have kitchenettes and bathrooms with soaking tubs, and for those who don’t want to do any cooking, there’s a cafe and store at the base of the resort that has whatever you may need, from lattes to lounge chairs.Įl Cap, as it’s called by the many repeat visitors it attracts each year, is nothing like your average campground, although it does have an adjoining property for hardcore campers and RV fans. Plenty of visitors just enjoy the natural beauty and have some great, uninterrupted family time amidst total peace and privacy. The cabins face your own private fire pit and picnic tables, where guests cook out, sing campfire songs, read and cook S’mores. The cabins and tents all back into common fields where guests play football, sunbathe and even partake in the occasional slip-n-slide. The cabins, and a selection of mounted safari tents, are scattered throughout the scenic property just north of Santa Barbara.
At El Capitan Canyon, guests stay in private cabins arranged into a series of villages named for their location at the resort (Poolside Village, Creekside Village, etc.).
It’s somewhere in between, in a place that some have nicknamed “glamping,” or glamour camping, and others have nicknamed “nature lodging - with benefits.” Regardless of the terminology, we think that El Capitan Canyon Resort is exactly where families should plant themselves for a California central coast vacation.Įl Capitan Canyon resort has mastered the art of mixing rustic with luxurious, do-it-yourself with all-inclusive, and pampered comforts with natural ruggedness.
El Capitan Canyon Resort: It’s not exactly camping although it’s absolutely nothing like staying in a hotel either.