Chorro Grande Camp South Los Padres
6400 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Chorro Grande Camp is a small primitive trail camp located on the Chorro Grande Trail (23W05) 4.3 miles from Highway 33. The camp is nestled among large conifer and oak trees. Temperatures are usually cooler here than than the more exposed lower trail and snow is not uncommon…
Chuchupate Campground South Los Padres
6200 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
The Chumash name for California rock parsnip or celery weed (Lamatium Caliifornicum) in the Apiaceae or Umbelliferae family. This yellow flowered plant, with an edible thickened tap root provided a source of food during the winter season.
The site was originally a local picnic…
Chula Vista Campground South Los Padres
8200 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
Located at the end of the Mt. Pinos Highway. This campground is not exactly a car camp, you can park close but you have to walk your gear over to the camping area. The campground has many sites and tables, this area can have snow on the ground until May, depending on the year. Be aware, many people…
Cienega Camp North Los Padres
1700 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Cienega Camp is a small primitive trial camp located on the Big Sur Trail (3E07) in the Ventana Wilderness.
Cienega South Camp South Los Padres
3480 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Cienega South Camp is a primitive trail camp located on the Santa Paula Canyon Trail(21W11) just after the junction with the Santa Paula Peak Trail (20W16).
Cliff Camp South Los Padres
1800 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
The camp was established by a Forest Service trail crew as a trail camp while they were rebuilding the Sisquoc River Trail 3OW12 after the 1968 flood.Located between the Sisquoc River and a tall cliff face. Hawks often nest in cavities in the face of the cliff.
Clover Basin Camp North Los Padres
1800 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Clover Basin Camp is a small primitive trail camp loacted on the Miller Canyon Trail (3E04) in the Ventana Wilderness.
Coche Camp South Los Padres
3350 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Historical Camp
Coche Camp is a small primitive trail camp located on the Santa Cruz Trail (27W09) in the San Rafael Wilderness. According to local legend, Coche means pig and must have meant that at one point…
Cold Springs Campground North Los Padres
3200 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Car Campground
Is a small car camp at the start of the Big Sur Trail (3E07)on the border of the Ventana Wilderness.
Coldwater Camp South Los Padres
1600 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Coldwater Camp is a small primitive trail camp on the Manzana Trail (30W13) located in the San Rafael Wilderness
Colson Campground South Los Padres
2000 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Car Campground
10 sites for tent camping
Directions: From Santa Maria: Betteravia R. 7 miles east, Mesa Rd. 4.5 miles east, Tepusquet Canyon. Rd. 4.5 miles north, Colson Cyn. Rd. 4.2 miles.
Coltrell Flat South Los Padres
2312 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Coltrell Flat is a small camp along the Sespe River Trail about 10.5 miles downstream from Piedra Blanca Trailhead. Located at the old homestead site of George Cotriell, this camp sits in a large group of Live Oak trees at the edge of an impressive meadow about…
Comings Camp North Los Padres
3200 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located on the Skinner Ridge Trail (1E04)in the Ventana Wilderness at 3200 ft.
Cook Springs Camp North Los Padres
4400 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small primitive trial camp
Cottam Camp South Los Padres
1600 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
In 1915 Russel and Albert Cottam obtained a special use permit on the meadow where Blue Canyon Creek and Forbush Creek join to flow north to the Santa Ynez River. Originally, the camp was known as Lower Blue Canyon Camp, but later was renamed Cottam Camp. The brothers built a cabin and corrals and…
Cottonwood Camp - Sisquoc Trail South Los Padres
3400 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Cottonwood Camp is located along the Sisquoc Trail (27W07). It is most frequently accessed from either Santa Barbara Canyon or as part of a longer trip from Nira Campground. There are three camps within Cottonwood: a lower camp, which is across the creek,…
Cottonwood Campground South Los Padres
4600 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
Near Frazier Park via the Lockwood - Ozena Road (9N03) and Lockwood Creek Road (8N12). Four wheel drive camp.
Cove Camp South Los Padres
1750 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located on the south side of Agua Blanca Creek on a stream terrace. A bend in the creek forms a shallow cove. Large oak trees shade the camp. It is located about 1 1/2 miles down stream from the Big Narrows. It is a good place to camp and day hike up to explore and swim the Big Narrows pools. It…
Cow Spring Camp South Los Padres
3700 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located on the Alder Creek Trail in the Sespe Wilderness, Cow Spring Camp offers a spacious flat, seasonal spring, and open views of the Sespe Wilderness and Condor Sanctuary. Surrounding camp and further north on the Alder Creek Trail are the Stone Corral rock formations: red…
Cross Camp South Los Padres
1800 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small primitive trail camp located on the Last Chance Trail(21W09).
Cuchudas Camp South Los Padres
1700 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Chuchudas Camp is located on the Horse Canyon Labrea Trail (31W09) in the San Rafael Wilderness.
Danish Creek Camp North Los Padres
1400 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small primitive trail camp located on the Rattlesnake Creek Trail (2E11) in the Ventana Wilderness.
Davy Brown Campground South Los Padres
2100 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Car Campground
Cradled in the beautiful Sunset Valley of Los Padres National Forest, along the serene and peaceful Davy Brown Creek, sets Davy Brown Campground. Davy Brown Campground is the home of 13 scenic and picturesque campsites. The soothing sounds of the running creek can be heard from all campsites, making…
Deal Junction Camp South Los Padres
1300 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small primative trail camp located at the junction of Deal Trail and Rancho Nuevo Trail in the Dick Smith Wilderness.
Dinsomore Camp South Los Padres
2090 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Dinsomore Camp is located on the Buckhorn Trail (27W12) at the junction of the Upper Buckhorn Creek and the Buckhorn Creek. This very primative trail camp is shaded by large trees.
Divide Camp North Los Padres
3800 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Divide Camp is a small trail camp located on the Pine Ridge Trail (3E06)in the Ventana Wilderness.
Dome Springs Campground South Los Padres
4800 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
Directions: Travel on Lockwood-Ozena Road approximately seven miles east of State Highway 33. Travel north for three miles on dirt access Forest Road 8N40.
Don Victor Camp South Los Padres
3400 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small and very remote trail camp located off the Loma Victor Road (7N05), the Don Victor Trail starts here. The camp was once an old homestead owned by Don Victor in the 1920's, you can find the ruins of his old cabin near by.
Dutch Oven Camp South Los Padres
3700 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Dutch Oven Camp was supposedly named after a dutch oven pot that was left at the camp and stayed there for some time. The camp was probably created due to it being just below the junction of the
Dutchman Campground South Los Padres
6800 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
Dutchman Campground is a small car camp near Frazier park, the camp is shaded by Jeffery Pines. Dutchman Campground is located on a the Alamo Loop road (FS 7N01) which is a dirt road, and is recommend to have a high clearance vehicle.
Directions: Alamo Loop road (FS7N01), approximately…
Dutra Flat Camp North Los Padres
2000 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp in the Silver Peak Wilderness on the Dutra Flat Trail.
East Fork Lion Camp South Los Padres
3440 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
This camp was formerly known as Spruce Falls. A short distance up stream is a small waterfall. The area surrounding the camp was burned over by the 1971 Bear Fire but vegetation has erased most of the fire scars.
Northeast of Ojai via State Highway 33 for 141/2 miles, Rose Valley Road (7NO3)…
Elk Camp North Los Padres
1290 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located at the end of the Lottie Potrero Trail in the Silver Peak Wilderness, Northern Los Padres Forest
Escondido Campground South Los Padres
2200 ft. • Monterey County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Car Campground
Take Highway 101 to Jolon Road, turn onto Mission Road, to Del Venture Road. Travel 12 miles to the campground. Last 3 miles is unsurfaced.
Espinosa Camp North Los Padres
1700 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small primitive trail camp with a fire ring located about 3 Miles from Hwy 1 on the Kirk Creek Trail (4E17) in the Ventana Wilderness.
To find water go about a half mile up the trail from the Espinosa camp, there's a trickling spring.
Estrella Camp North Los Padres
1500 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
This trail camp located above Spruce Creek Camp up the Salmon Creek Trail (6E11) in the Silver Peak Wilderness. The main camp is situated beside a creek in an open flat shaded by massive oak, bay laurel, and sycamore trees. There is a picnic table, fire…
Falls Camp South Los Padres
4720 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Falls is a small trail camp located near Lower Bear Camp on the Upper Sisquoc Trail (30W12) in the San Rafael Wilderness
Figueroa Campground South Los Padres
3500 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Closed Camp
JULY 2016 - DUE TO HAZARD TREES FIGUEROA CAMPGROUND IS CLOSED
Nestled in a grove of beautiful red Manzanita and a variety of oaks and pines, lies…
Fish Camp North Los Padres
2050 ft. • Santa Barbara County||Monterey County • Santa Lucia Ranger District ||Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located on the Lost Valley Trail (4E08) in the Ventana Wilderness.
Fish Creek Camp South Los Padres
2000 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located at the junction of Fish Creek and Manzana Creek, Fish Creek Camp is a few miles upstream from NIRA along the Manzana Trail. Legend has it that the camp used to be about a half mile downstream but was moved to its current location…
Fishbowls Camp South Los Padres
5200 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
Fishbowls Camp is located near the headwaters of Piru Creek upon Pine Mountain within the Sespe Wilderness. Named after the series of bowl shaped swimming holes that are upstream from camp, Fishbowls has year round water and is nestled amongst pine trees and sandstone outcrops. The camp is along…
Flores Flat Camp South Los Padres
2300 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Flores Flat Camp is located in between the Santa Cruz Camp and Kellog Camp on the Santa Cruz Trail (27W09) in the San Rafael Wilderness
Forbush Camp Los Padres
2438 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Forbush Flats Camp is located about 1.5 miles down the north side of the Cold Spring Trail from Cold Spring Saddle. The camp is set in a hanging potrero about midway down the north slope of the Santa Ynez Mountains. It is bordered on north by Gidney…
Forks Camp North Los Padres
2400 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located at the fork of the Rodeo Flat Trail (4E26) and the Arroyo Seco Trail (4E10) in the Ventana Wilderness. Access from the Santa Lucia Memorial Park Campground.
Fremont Campground South Los Padres
1038 feet ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Car Campground
Fremont campground is located off Paradise Road in Santa Barbara County. Fremont is a car camping facility set amongst shady…
Fresno Camp North Los Padres
2200 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located on the San Antonio Trail (5E04) in the Ventana Wilderness.
Friis Campground South Los Padres
2200 ft. • San Luis Obispo County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Car Campground
A remote car camp located on the Friis Camp Road, the Fernandez Trail (15E04) passes by this camp.
Goat Camp North Los Padres
2200 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small primative trail camp located on the Stone Ridge Trail (4E13)in the Ventana Wilderness.
Gold Hill Campground South Los Padres
4200 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
In 1889, John L. Henderson made a claim just west of his property here.
In 1895 The Antelope Valley Water Company filed for a right of way for a water canal which was never built and the right of way was withdrawn in 1910. From 1910 until 1921, the Sespe Light and Power Company filed, but again…
Gridley Springs Camp South Los Padres
2400 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small primative trail camp located on the Gridley Trail(22W05) in the Ojai Ranger District.
