At Tar Pits Park in Carpinteria, next to Carpinteria State Beach campground, you'll see tar oozing out the rocks. The Carpinteria Tar Pits is one of only five natural asphalt lake areas in the world! The tar here was used by the Canalino/Chumash Indians for tomols (canoes) and sealing water baskets. Something quite unique to our local area and just 40 minutes from the Conejo Valley. More info at https://www.conejovalleyguide.com/welcome/the-carpinteria-tar-pits-are-one-of-five-natural-asphalt-la
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At Tar Pits Park in Carpinteria, next to Carpinteria State Beach campground, you'll see tar oozing out the rocks. The Carpinteria Tar Pits is one of only five natural asphalt lake areas in the world! The tar here was used by the Canalino/Chumash Indians for tomols (canoes) and sealing water baskets. Something quite unique to our local area and just 40 minutes from the Conejo Valley. More info at https://www.conejovalleyguide.com/welcome/the-carpinteria-tar-pits-are-one-of-five-natural-asphalt-la
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The Carpinteria Tar Pits at Carpinteria State Beach are located in a designated area called Tar Pits Park. The Carpinteria Tar Pits are one of five natural asphalt lake areas in the world, 2nd in size to and older than the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. These tar pits date back to the Pleistocene Age (Ice Epoch), 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. Before Europeans arrived here, Mishopshnow was the name of a large coastal village of hunting people and Canalino/Chumash. Tar from this area was used
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The Carpinteria Tar Pits at Carpinteria State Beach are located in a designated area called Tar Pits Park. The Carpinteria Tar Pits are one of five natural asphalt lake areas in the world, 2nd in size to and older than the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. These tar pits date back to the Pleistocene Age (Ice Epoch), 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. Before Europeans arrived here, Mishopshnow was the name of a large coastal village of hunting people and Canalino/Chumash. Tar from this area was used
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The Carpinteria Tar Pits at Carpinteria State Beach are located in a designated area called Tar Pits Park (video footage taken from the park). The Carpinteria Tar Pits are one of five natural asphalt lake areas in the world, 2nd in size to and older than the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. These tar pits date back to the Pleistocene Age (Ice Epoch), 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. Evidence of imperial elephants, the giant sloth, bison, wolf, tusked mastodons and camels have been discovered in
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The Carpinteria Tar Pits at Carpinteria State Beach are located in a designated area called Tar Pits Park (video footage taken from the park). The Carpinteria Tar Pits are one of five natural asphalt lake areas in the world, 2nd in size to and older than the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. These tar pits date back to the Pleistocene Age (Ice Epoch), 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. Evidence of imperial elephants, the giant sloth, bison, wolf, tusked mastodons and camels have been discovered in
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