Santa Barbara County Supervisor Steve Lavagnino asks during Tuesday's meeting about the possibility of allowing visitors to swim in Lake Cachuma. Also during the meeting, the board approved raising ...

The community is invited to hit the lake this holiday season as Cachuma Lake just had another trout release. Santa Barbara County officials released 4,000 pounds worth of rainbow trout. This was the ...

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The County of Santa Barbara has welcomed another 4,000 pounds of rainbow trout into Cachuma Lake. The release was done this week in cooperation with the California Department ...

Officials in Santa Barbara County are exploring the possibility of allowing visitors to swim in Lake Cachuma, a human-made reservoir in the Santa Ynez Valley where swimming has been banned since its ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) Due to an abundance of rain during the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Cachuma Lake is currently at 91% ...