Butterfly Beach-The Hammonds-Biltmore-Miramar:Santa Barbara,Ca

by Elizabeth Menzies
(Santa Barbara, Ca)

~ Submitted June 3, 2013 by Elizabeth Menzies in  Santa Barbara, Ca

Update: The Hammonds-Montecito, Ca (Near Santa Barbara, California)

On Friday May 31, 2013, I found 204 mixed-brown, green, turquoise, blue, clear and pottery.

• Found most of it with 75 minute walk at 9'sh a.m.
• We have tide pools and the sand is low right now-very rocky shoreline.

Found glass in between Miramar and The Hammonds at 9a.m. Friday May 31,2013 - grade to be determined - good day Friday - less on Saturday.



~ Submitted May 22, 2011by Elizabeth Menzies in  Santa Barbara, Ca

First Red!

• A medium to large square edged piece not too thick and very flat (like window glass) 
• Dark red.

I have been walking my usual beach..Hendreys Beach (Arroyo Burro) in Santa Barbara and finding 10-70 pieces per day.

Shards,granules,small, medium and a few large.

Recently I am rediscovering Butterfly Beach and The Hammonds and finding lots there too. 10-100 per day.

The cool thing about the Hammonds is that it pretty quiet, not a lot of traffic.

 Just finished a screenplay set in this location. "The Sea Glass Hunter" Stay tuned!

by Elizabeth Menzies aka Lizzy

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Hendreys Beach and West Beach , Santa Barbara Sea Glass

by Elizabeth Menzies
(Santa Barbara, California)

(see updates in comments added)

Early morning Sea Glass hunting at West Beach near the Harbor...

33+ per hour if the tide has a good swell or after a storm.

Green, Brown, Aqua, Clear and some Cobalt Blue.

Hendrey's beach early morning...15-30 pieces per hour.

East beach: None.

Butteryfly Beach: 5-10 per hour depending on the tide.

Padaro: None (see more recent report on Padaro...). Carpenteria: NA.

Summerland Beach...15-20 per hour when there is a swell.

Much of the Sea Glass is newer and has to be thrown back...but I have found well frosted and rounded Aqua blue, Olive Green, Amber and even a piece of Lavender glass with a grape pattern embossed.

Good hunting!

Lizzy Santa Barbara,California
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Wow, great rundown on that string of beaches Lizzy!

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