On Montecito’s Riven Rock Road, Hikers and Homeowners Clash Over Parking
Narrow street, which lacks shoulder space, attracts people who park and walk to nearby Hot Springs Trailhead; CHP soon will issue tickets instead of warnings
Krista Vickers, with her two daughters, talks with a California Highway Patrol officer who issued warning tickets for several vehicles parked along Montecito’s Riven Rock Road on Saturday. In June, the CHP will start issuing tickets in the area. (Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo) By Joshua Molina, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @JECMolina
April 17, 2021
| 10:23 p.m.
Polly Sumner is a trail runner and has been running through the foothills of Montecito for the past three years. She says she likes the “technical terrain” the rocks, the uneven ground and the elevation changes that allow her to break free in the open air and roam the mountains.