CACHUMA LAKE — Friday, 7 p.m. I feel darn smug, sitting here around the campfire. Unlike us, everyone else here in this campground is hurriedly setting up their Friday night campsites. Not me. It’s ...

Wares is the author of "Great Escapes: Southern California" (2008) and co-author of "The Wonder Years" (summer 2009). CACHUMA LAKE, CALIF. — California Highway 154’s winding, hilly route from Santa ...

There are two types of campers. The first looks to trade iPads and cellphones for three days of staring at the beauty that is Mother Nature. The other enjoys the great outdoors but also doesn’t mind ...

Staying in the yurts and cabins at Cachuma Lake could get a little more pricey this summer. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will be asked early next month to approve rate hikes for the ...