California & Santa Barbara County Emergency Info, Fire and Road Conditions
Solvang and the Santa Ynez Valley are open and awaiting your visit.
Find the best routes for getting to Solvang and breaking news on local California road closures including the 101 freeway.
CalTrans Info
- CalTrans Road Conditions
- CalTrans Twitter - District 5 - Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties
- CalTrans Twitter - District 7 - Los Angeles and Ventura counties
- CalTrans Quick Map - Real-Time Travel Information Including Road Closures
(Click on Each QuickMap to select the Options you need to learn more about.)
General Traffic Conditions & Closures
- Hourly California Road Conditions
- Santa Barbara County Road closures
- California Highway Patrol (CHP) Traffic Report
Emergency Info & Preparedness
- How to Prepare Your Family to Evacuate
- Santa Barbara County Aware & Prepare
- Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Services alerts
- Cal-Fire - the dept of Forestry & Fire Protection (May be delayed information, they update as quickly as they can.)
General County Info
News Info
Natural Conditions
- Santa Barbara County Reservoir totals
- Rainfall Totals Santa Barbara County
- Santa Barbara Air Quality Control District
- National Weather Service - Los Angeles
Alternate Transportation
- Santa Barbara Air Bus
- Amtrak - Pacific Surfliner