Flames from a wind-whipped vegetation fire burn along Calle Real near El Capitán Canyon on Thursday afternoon. Highway 101 was shut down for a time in the Gaviota coast area. (Ray Ford / Noozhawk ...

Just 24 hours after the Real Fire burned nearby and thick smoke filled the air, El Capitan campgrounds reopened to dozens of happy campers on Friday evening. “The canyon looks beautiful,” said Terri ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- I've done it in a pop up. I've done it in a tent. I've even done it au naturel; that is, on an island without shelter or facilities. In other words, I have camped. So when I ...

An oxymoron is a term that seems to defy itself. Like "nuclear defense" or "jumbo shrimp" or "working vacation." For me, "luxury camping" makes the list. It's supposed to re-create the days of the Raj ...

As a city woman whose family is unaccustomed to “roughing it,” I planned our family vacation to involve a lot of nature but no sleeping on hard ground. That’s what made El Capitan Canyon in Santa ...

Update 5:20 p.m.: The fire is now 50 percent contained, according to Cal Fire. Acreage is holding at 420 acres as of 5:20 p.m. A wind-whipped vegetation fire on Thursday night blackened 420 acres, ...

Firefighters say full containment on the Real Fire is expected on Monday. Evacuations were lifted for El Capitan Canyon and Ocean Mesa RV Park. The fire is holding at 420 acres and 50 percent ...