Santa Barbara live camera – US-101 at Las Positas Road

Intermittent Live video Traffic and highway · Official source · What camera types mean

Source: Caltrans · Camera: Caltrans District 5 · U.S. public domain
Local time—America/Los Angeles
Day or night—Sunrise and sunset
StatusIntermittentVideo stream not answering (timed out)
Working, last 7 daysNot enough checks yetFrom the provider's list

About this Santa Barbara live camera

This Santa Barbara live camera watches traffic on US-101 at Las Positas Road in Santa Barbara, California. Caltrans District 5 operates it for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), an official source. It sends live video: press Play and you watch it as it happens, straight from Caltrans District 5. Drivers use it to see traffic, weather and the road surface before a trip.

Camera details

Camera ID
d5-18
Operator
Caltrans District 5
Route
US-101
Postmile
16.52
Milepost
99.41
Direction
North
District
5
County
Santa Barbara
Video stream listed by the provider
Yes
In service
Yes
Elevation
183 m / 600 ft
Video format
Live video (HLS stream from the provider)
Position
Exact (from the provider)
Licence
U.S. public domain
Data source
Caltrans CWWP2 (California)
Working, last 7 days
Not enough checks yet

From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.

About Santa Barbara, California

Weather now in Santa Barbara: 80 °F (27 °C), clear sky, wind 4 mph (7 km/h) from the northeast. Forecast for 9 PM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)

Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States with about 92,000 people. The camera is about 2.1 mi from the center, 600 ft (183 m) above sea level. Oxnard, the nearest larger city, is 34 mi away. Santa Barbara keeps America/Los Angeles time (UTC−7 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.

Santa Barbara is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, about ninety miles northwest of Los Angeles. It sits on a narrow plain between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific, on the longest south-facing stretch of coast on the West Coast outside Alaska, which shelters it from the cold northwesterly swells and winds. The 2020 census counted about 88,700 residents. After a destructive earthquake in 1925, the city…

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Live cameras near Santa Barbara

Also nearby: US-101 at Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara (1.5 mi), SR-154 at Calle Real/State St, Santa Barbara (1.8 mi) and US-101 at El Sueno Rd, Santa Barbara (2.3 mi).

Questions about US-101 at Las Positas Road, Santa Barbara

Is the US-101 at Las Positas Road, Santa Barbara camera live right now?

It has been intermittent: at our last check the picture had not changed for a while. It sends live video: press Play and you watch it as it happens, straight from Caltrans District 5.

How often does the picture update?

Continuously: it is live video, so there is no refresh interval. Live streams usually run a few seconds behind real time.

Who runs this camera?

Caltrans District 5 runs this camera, as part of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). It is an official source. Its images are in the U.S. public domain. LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About Caltrans

Where exactly is this camera?

It is about 2.1 mi from the center of Santa Barbara, California, United States. It watches US-101. It stands about 600 ft (183 m) above sea level. Coordinates: 34.428, -119.733. All cameras in Santa Barbara

What is the local time at Santa Barbara?

Santa Barbara is in the America/Los Angeles time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 6:58 AM and sets at 6:34 PM there.

Are there more live cameras near Santa Barbara?

Yes: 26 other cameras are within 25 miles of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here

Is this a speed camera?

No. It is a traffic-monitoring camera that the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) uses to watch traffic, weather and road conditions; LiveLocation does not show enforcement cameras. To report a problem on the road, contact the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans); if the camera itself is broken here, tell us. Road agency website Report this camera