Ellwood Mesa is one of the few undeveloped coastal areas in Southern California. Ellwood Mesa is part of the Ellwood Devereux Open Space, a 652 acre multi agency regional open space that includes opens space and reserves on UCSB's North and West Campus, lands within the University System's Coal Oil Point Reserve, the Santa Barbara County Land Trust Coronado Butterfly Preserve and the City of Goleta's Ellwood Mesa and Sperling Open Space. For more information, you can visit the Santa Barbara County Trails Council website at https://sbtrails.org/our-work/trail-projects/ellwood-mesa/.