The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (SBCGS) is located at:
316 Castillo Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
IMPORTANT TRAVEL ADVISORY! 
The 101/Castillo St. Underpass is involved in a major Caltrans construction project which impacts routes and travel times, particularly along Castillo St. approaching the SBCGS driveway entrance. Travel via Off-ramps and On-ramps serving the Castillo St Underpass are subject to closures and most definitely delays throughout the project’s duration.
101 Freeway Northbound/Southbound – Use Garden St Exits
NB 101. Take US-101 N to Garden St Exit 96B. Turn left onto Garden St and continue under the freeway/railroad overpasses. Turn right onto E Yanonali St. Turn right onto Santa Barbara St which becomes E Montecito St. Continue on E Montecito St past the Amtrak Station, over the railroad tracks and past Santa Cruz Market to Castillo St. Turn right on Castillo St and the destination driveway is on the right.
Click HERE For Route via Google Maps
SB 101. Take US-101 S to Garden St Exit 96C. Turn right onto Garden St and continue under the railroad overpass. At the first signal, turn right onto E Yanonali St. Turn right onto Santa Barbara St which becomes E Montecito St. Continue on E Montecito St past the Amtrak Station and Santa Cruz Market to Castillo St. Turn right on Castillo St and the destination driveway is on the right.
Click HERE For Route via Google Maps
Surface Street Routes Avoiding 101 & Castillo St Underpass
For “locals and adventurous visitors” that prefer traveling only surface streets within the Santa Barbara/Montecito areas and want to avoid the Castillo St Underpass congestion, we offer the following links for routes/directions from a few select neighborhoods:
From Downtown
• Via State St Click HERE OR • Via Garden St Click HERE
From Eastside
• Via Calle Cesar Chavez Click HERE OR • Via Milpas St Click HERE
Enter your own starting point•Click HERE
The gated entry onto SBCGS property will be open ±20-30 minutes before SBAUG’s event begins. There is ample parking behind the buildings on the site—SBCGS requests that attendees to SBAUG’s event do not park in spaces designated with signs as “tenant” parking. There is a short walk from parking to the designated entrance for the SBAUG event. Look for and follow the SBAUG Logo Signs.
Street View of SBCGS Building (On Right of Driveway)
From the North Via 101 NOT RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME (YMMV)
Take US-101 S to Exit 97 Castillo St toward Harbor. Turn right onto Castillo St. The driveway entry to the SBCGS is on the left.
Click HERE For Route via Google Maps
From the South Via 101 OPTION B (Bath St Exit) NOT RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME (YMMV)
Take US-101 N to Exit 97 Bath St. Turn left onto W. Haley St. Use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto Castillo St. and continue under the freeway and railroad overpasses. The gated entry to the SBCGS is on the left.