Isla Vista Weekend Getaway

hi fat surfer kid in isla vista thanks for leaving this weekend

Now that classes have wrapped up at UC Santa Barbara, this is the best time for a weekend getaway 90 minutes north of LA in Isla Vista.

If parties are your thing, this weekend should find Del Playa and Sabado Tarde sprinkled with farewell bashes as the kids pack up for a summer back home.

But if peace and quiet are your thing, cruise up the 101 in a week or two when pretty much everyone has cleared out leaving the sleepy college town and all its beaches available for you and yours.

Last weekend we went up to IV for the night to show you what you might see if you make your way north this weekend. Tons of pictures after the jump.

for rent sign
yes the rents are still insane to live on DP

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and this is what you get

hi girls walking down del playa in isla vista
but these are your neighbors

formerly Dave's Market, its now KNB Market (kegs n beer)
and this is your grocery store

hi iv plant of beer
and this is your garden

del playa keeping it real
and this is your club

del playa keeping it real
this is what the parties that you throw will look like

del playa keeping it real
this is what your neighbor's parties will look like

did they really need another sandwhich shop?
this is your new sandwich shop

daily nexus, at least it used to be the best college paper
this is the best college paper

rockstar cab
this is the best cab

del playa keeping it real
this is what its all about

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this is where you can smoke hookahs. it's also the location of the first kinko's


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del playa keeping it real
del playa keeping it real
del playa keeping it real
del playa keeping it real
del playa keeping it real
del playa keeping it real
del playa keeping it real
del playa keeping it real
del playa keeping it real
del playa keeping it real
del playa keeping it real
isla vista keeping it real
del playa keeping it real
del playa keeping it real

To get to Isla Vista, take the 101 North, past Santa Barbara, get off on 217 South, drive through campus, roll down your windows, and drive towards the music

photos by Sonny I. LaVista for LAist

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Comments (5) [rss]

I miss going there and all the crap thats always going on.

Summer is the absolute best time to be there, nothing compares.

tons of places to park and everyone is super chill compared to during the school year.

go gauchos!

I took that same vacation once. I called it college.

actually the place where you can smoke Hookah is the location of the first Kinkos. There is even a plaque on the sidewalk in front of it.

Yikes, so those are the hot IV gals these days?

I haven't seen so many bloated orange-skinned horribly-dressed slags since getting stuck at an Arizona outlet mall about 5 years ago.

Jesus christ, that's just depressing.

Please explain the socks

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