At the end of Jalama Road, you find a long, windswept beach, a 107-site campground with seven cabins and — this is important — the Jalama Beach Store. The store’s Jalama Burgers are a selling point for all of Santa Barbara County.

The beach is big with skilled surfers (three breaks, intermediate and beyond), windsurfers and RVers. The varied shoreline, with bluffs and dunes, makes for great long walks.

Now back to the burgers. Their secret sauce was created in the 1970s by the late Kathy Eittreim, whose widower, Don Eittreim, 89, still runs the store with help from daughter Linda Eittreim.

When they started, “It was tough for a couple of years. No volume. We dipped into savings,” Don Eittreim recalled recently. “We didn’t have the campers in the winter months. Now we do.”

The store is open daily. A Jalama Burger is $11.45. The menu includes salmon burgers and corn dogs.

Best for: Camping (cabins, tents, RVs), windsurfing, solitude, beach walks

Bathrooms: Yes

Parking: $10 per day in large lot

Dog-friendly: Leashed dogs are allowed on beach and in campground (but not in cabins).

ADA-accessible: A beach wheelchair is available; ask a ranger or lifeguard on site.

What’s nearby: Lompoc has many wineries and a batch of tasting rooms known as the Wine Ghetto. Also, La Purísima Mission State Historic Park features turkeys, chickens, horses and steers.