Tour of Haskells Beach by the Bacara Resort, by Tom Modugno

Just north of Santa Barbara, Haskells Beach was a secret surf spot for decades before the exclusive Bacara resort was built there in 1999. Since then, it has become more popular, but most folks still don’t know all the historic events that have happened in this area. Enjoy a short walk through the natural beauty while learning about the first people to live there, early attempts to capitalize on the pristine coastline, how an early landowner used a scruffy cactus to predict the biggest oil gusher in history, why the Japanese Navy chose this beach to attack by submarine, and more interesting tidbits of history!