Victoria Court and La Arcada Court sit at the upper end of this district, between the 1100 and 1200 blocks. You can park in any of the city lots along Anacapa and Chapala streets to access any part of this major shopping district. On upper State Street, which starts at about the 3000 block of State Street and continues through the 4000 blocks, you'll find a long stretch of shops, services and businesses. Goleta Loads of stores, specialty shops and services line both sides of Calle Real between Patterson and Fairview avenues. The largest strip mall in the area is the newly remodeled Calle Real Center, with nearly 50 merchants.
Parking is plentiful along the parking strip that fronts the stores.
Montecito Most Montecito residents head down the hill to Coast Village Road at some point every day to pick up their daily wares, gifts, clothes, coffee, ice cream and pizza. This upscale shopping strip runs parallel to U.S. Highway 101, between Hot Springs and Olive Mill roads. At the Hot Springs intersection you'll find a large shopping center with a Von's grocery store, a French bakery, a healthfood store, a toy store and other specialty shops. You can park in the designated spaces in the parking lane right in front of the shops. Montecito Village, at the intersection of San Ysidro and E. Valley roads, is a collection of exclusive boutiques, specialty shops, restaurants, a bookstore, grocery store and the post office.