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Fireworks View
updated: Jun 27, 2012, 12:18 PM

By Edhat Subscriber

Where is the best place to watch the Waterfront's 4th of July Fireworks other than sitting on the beach?

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COMMENT 291969	2012-06-27 12:21 PM
S.B. City College
COMMENT 291973P	2012-06-27 12:26 PM
969, darn now the secret is out....
COMMENT 291974	2012-06-27 12:27 PM
On the aft deck of your megayacht.
DILLYDALLY	2012-06-27 12:30 PM
Shhhh, megayacht parking will fill up.
COMMENT 291978	2012-06-27 12:30 PM
We used to park in the wharf launch ramp area early AM - BBQ - play games all day - chairs in the lot -
COMMENT 291984	2012-06-27 12:43 PM
rent a kayak and watch it from the water! best seats ever. or try ambassador park
COMMENT 291987	2012-06-27 12:44 PM
I miss the all day fun with the sand pits. Man did people get out of hand. There would be so many drunk people it was more entertaining watching them then the fireworks.
COMMENT 292004	2012-06-27 01:23 PM
Right in front of where they are being fired off. West beach.
COMMENT 292012	2012-06-27 01:36 PM
the cool thing about fireworks is that you can see them from all over, so the tops of the parking lots are really good places to see them, and no one goes there!
COMMENT 292024	2012-06-27 01:53 PM
Every year I have a roof party at 719 Bath... show up!!! BYO!!!!
COMMENT 292026	2012-06-27 01:54 PM
Don't take a kayak out at night where you know there is high power boat traffic!! at night you need lights, it is common sense
COMMENT 292049	2012-06-27 02:41 PM
I took a group to the Smart and Final Parking lot one year. We could see just fine and we were able to leave quickly and avoid all the traffic also. There may also be fireworks in Goleta and can be see all over the valley.
COMMENT 292062P	2012-06-27 03:09 PM
We've gone out on the Condor to watch the fireworks a couple of times. It was really nice.
COMMENT 292099	2012-06-27 04:02 PM
From the cemetery
COMMENT 292103	2012-06-27 04:05 PM
Ride a bike to the beach and pick your spot. When the fireworks are over, walk the bike a couple of blocks until you're clear of the foot traffic, then glide away ahead of the car traffic.
COMMENT 292175	2012-06-27 06:12 PM
A friend told me to use the ladder on the back of Rustys Pizza, and sneak onto the rooftop.. best view ever. ( back in my day, we would sneak ontop of the California Hotel from the fire escape ) good luck!!
COMMENT 292222	2012-06-27 08:46 PM
How about the harbor, the wharf, or the grassy area along Cabrillo between the street and the beach, from the wharf to East Beach (collectively known as Chase Palm Park)? Nice grassy area, good views!
LEAHKING	2012-06-28 06:52 AM
know anybody who lives on the riviera? invite yourselves over for a viewing party. i have had two rentals over the years up in the foothills and always had great views of the fireworks.
COMMENT 292254	2012-06-28 06:58 AM
TV Hill. Just park in the KEYT lot and walk out to their observation deck.... my friend told me it's okay, in case anyone should ask.
COMMENT 292263P	2012-06-28 07:26 AM
I have always enjoyed the fireworks show from the hills looking down at them. At my age it's easier on the neck as well as there is no crowd or traffic jam. On west Camino Cielo it is possible to see SB's and Goleta's fireworks simultaneously.
COMMENT 292312	2012-06-28 08:51 AM
I sure miss El Encanto! That would be a great spot... a glass of wine, an appetizer. When are they going to open again? Anybody know?
COMMENT 292322	2012-06-28 09:08 AM
I second the top level of most of the parking lots. We ended up at the Ortega/Anacapa lot one year when we waited too long to get down to the beach. Show was just as good and you can avoid most of the crowd.
MADMAX	2012-06-28 09:24 AM
City College!
COMMENT 292459	2012-06-28 03:50 PM
I like to float in the air with an invisible hover ship, that way I can get close to the show and not be seen and told to leave.

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