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Rattlesnake Canyon (Santa Barbara)

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161: 37: 60:. Water was funneled from Rattlesnake Canyon into Mission Creek. The native Chumash people helped dig the channel and build the flumes. In 1808, to build a more permanent structure, dams were built by Mexican artisans on Mission Creek and in Rattlesnake Canyon. Only remnants of the dam still exist, and the reservoir has been filled with sediment from the creek. 71:. In 1970, Hobart Skofield sold the upper 450 acres (1.8 km) of the canyon for $ 150,000 (less than half of its value) to be made into a wilderness park, the Rattlesnake Canyon Wilderness Area. 231: 63:
In the 1920s the entire canyon was owned by Ray Skofield, a wealthy New Yorker who had moved to Santa Barbara. His son Hobart Skofield planted pine trees in the canyon in the early 1930s. In the
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Santa Barbara County, California
Skofield Park
Santa Ynez Mountains
A panorama of Rattlesnake Canyon
Santa Barbara Mission
Mission Creek
Chumash people
Coyote Fire
Sierra Club
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"I've Lived in Santa Barbara My Whole Life. Here Are My 4 Favorite Hikes"


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