Stagecoach Road is one of Santa Barbara County’s most famous roads. It is part of the original Stagecoach Route when the coach’s ruled the terrain from 1861 to 1910. In 1910 the first automobile drove across the San Marcos Pass, effectively ending the stage coach era. However, Stagecoach Rd. remained the only means of traversing the Cold Springs portion of the San Marcos Pass until 1963, when the construction of the Cold Springs Arc Bridge (and modern day Hwy 154) was completed and motorists could finally pass over Cold Springs and the winding Stagecoach Rd.

15 minutes up the pass and 130 years back in time. Not quite, but it does give a sense of the past, and considering it was established in 1865, it should. The stagecoach has been replaced by a Suburban, and horse power comes in the form of a Harley Twin Cam 88® Engine, an Indian glides up now and then, and the beer is cooled by refrigeration, but just look around at the place and the setting. [photo gallery] By far, my favorite Santa Barbara bar for many years gone by and many years ahead.