Montecito beaches

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The data relating to real estate for sale on this web site comes from the Internet Data Exchange Program of the Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than the displaying broker(s) are marked with the 'MLS' logo and detailed information about them includes the name of the listing brokers. All properties are subject to prior sale, change or withdrawal. Neither listing broker(s) nor displaying broker shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, or misprints. 2015 Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service. All rights reserved.

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4 Montecito beach communities

There are four beachfront areas along the oceanfront in Montecito, California.

As you go up the coast toward Santa Barbara, the Montecito beach communities are:

Fernald Point Lane

Miramar Beach

Hammond’s Beach

Butterfly Beach

Detailed information about each Montecito beach community follows.

Fernald Point Lane and

Posilipo Lane in Montecito

Beachfront or Blufftop: Beach + Knoll
Number of Homes: 33 on / 1 Off
Public Access: Easy; Street Parking
Walk to Shops/Dining: Yes
Sandy or Rocky: Seasonal, but mostly sandy
Guarded/Gated: No

The premier beachfront address in Montecito is Fernald Point Lane, where many of the beach homes occupy multiple acres of mature trees and lush vegetation. Fernald Point Lane is mostly a public road, but beyond the “Point” the coastline creates a serene easterly facing cove, and the road to homes on the cove is private and gated.

The Fernald Point Lane beach is sometimes rocky, but given the beauty of the landscape, it is still a pleasure to stroll along. The beach is a continuation of Miramar Beach, which is very accessible to the public. The very deep lots afford Fernald Point homeowners privacy from the beachgoing public, as many of the homes are set significantly back from the beach, giving them a certain elegance and stateliness lacking on other beaches.

Fernald Point Lane is in the extremely desirable Montecito Union School District. The shopping and dining of both the Montecito Upper Village and Coast Village Road are only about a mile away, making Fernald Point Lane one of the most convenient beaches upon which to live.

Miramar Beach in Montecito

Beachfront or Blufftop: Beach
Number of Homes: 27 on / many off
Public Access: Easy; Street Parking
Walk to Shops/Dining: Yes
Sandy or Rocky: Seasonal, but mostly sandy
Guarded/Gated: No

Miramar Beach’s very gentle slope into the ocean makes it a family favorite.

Public parking is available on nearby streets as well as the small parking lot at the top of the ramp and stairway that lead to the sand.

The casual ambiance of Miramar Beach has been enjoyed by generations of Montecito families since its early development in the 1920’s. Twenty seven cottages are snugly wedged together on the sand and many remain the original single wall construction redwood day cottages built as play houses for the major Montecito estates.

To say that Miramar homeowners are a close knit community is no understatement: some homes are literally only inches apart and have been known to rattle against each other during the occasional earthquake. Also, some of the lots are surprisingly narrow ~ one three story home is built on a lot that is only eleven feet wide!

For decades, Miramar Beach was home to the famous blue roofed Miramar Hotel, seen here in this vintage photo:

The fabulous redevelopment of that property is called the Rosewood Miramar Beach Montecito.

Hammond’s Beach in Montecito

Beachfront or Blufftop: Both
Number of Homes: 38 on / many off
Public Access: Moderate; Long path
Walk to Shops/Dining: Yes
Sandy or Rocky: Seasonal, but mostly sandy
Guarded/Gated: No

For the public, Hammond’s Beach is accessed by way of a dedicated trail that meanders through some of the most expensive beach real estate in Montecito. Homeowners delight in the relative difficulty the public has in accessing their quiet and sandy beach.

There are three residential communities that are situated at Hammond’s Beach:

Edgecliff Lane, Montecito Sea Meadow and the Bonnymede/Montecito Shores condominium enclave.

Gated and private, Edgecliff Lane includes only six beachfront estates.

The guarded and gated Montecito Sea Meadow enclave, on 22 lushly landscaped acres, includes 4 beachfront and 27 non-beachfront homes.

All of the homes in Montecito Sea Meadow are French Normandy in design. Homeowners enjoy sharing a spectacular clubhouse, pool, spa and tennis court.

Montecito Sea Meadow was developed by Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway (who owns multiple properties there) and as a result is affectionately also known as “Mungerville.”

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Bonnymede and Montecito Shores are adjacent guarded and gated luxury condominium complexes that front on Hammond’s Beach and are directly across the street from the world famous Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel.

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Butterfly Beach in Montecito

Beachfront or Blufftop: Both
Number of Homes: 17 across road from beach
Public Access: Easy; Street Parking
Walk to Shops/Dining: Yes
Sandy or Rocky: Seasonal, but mostly sandy
Guarded/Gated: No

The world famous Santa Barbara Biltmore Hotel and its private spa, the Coral Casino, anchor the eastern end of Butterfly Beach in Montecito, while the Santa Barbara Cemetery rests peacefully on the bluff at the western end.

In between, the homes along Channel Drive and Hill Road view the ocean from just across the street from Butterfly Beach and the estates along Fairway Road enjoy bluff-top views with only a pedestrian and bike path between their gardens and the sea.

The renown Music Academy of the West on Fairway Road is just a stone’s throw from Butterfly Beach.

The disadvantage of homeownership along Channel Drive is the public parking along, and the inconvenience of having to cross, the street to access the beach.

But homeowners greatly enjoy strolling down the block to dine at the world class Biltmore Hotel or to have a swim at the Coral Casino, or walking just up the road to listen to excellent recitals in the elegant gardens of the Music Academy.

Montecito beach sales since 2000

To view a description of all sales on or near Montecito beach since 2000, please click on the image below:

Click to enlarge the following map to view the location of all sales along the Montecito beaches since 2000.

Properties that are multi-colored have sold more than once since 2000 and their sales can be tracked using the various colored years.

Recent sales along Montecito beaches

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The data relating to real estate for sale on this web site comes from the Internet Data Exchange Program of the Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than the displaying broker(s) are marked with the 'MLS' logo and detailed information about them includes the name of the listing brokers. All properties are subject to prior sale, change or withdrawal. Neither listing broker(s) nor displaying broker shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, or misprints. 2015 Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service. All rights reserved.

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