Resources
TRAIL ORGANIZATIONS
- Los Padres Forest Association - lpforest.org
- Condor Trail Association - CondorTrail.com
- Backcountry Horsemen Los Padres - bchc-lpunit.org
Monterey County
- Ventana Wilderness Alliance - ventanawild.org
Santa Barbara County
- Santa Barbara Mountain Bike Volunteers - sbmtv.org
- Santa Barbara County Trails Council - sbtrails.org
- Friends of the Franklin Trail - franklintrail.org
San Luis Obispo County
- Central Coast Concerned Mountain Bikers - cccmb.org
- SLO Open Space and Trails Foundation - slopost.org
Ventura County
- United Trail Maintainers of California - facebook.com/UnitedTrailMaintainersofCalifornia
BLOGGERS & WEBSITES
Southern Los Padres
- Santa Barbara Hikes.com - santabarbarahikes.com
- Songs of the Wilderness - songsofthewilderness.wordpress.com
- Craig Carey - www.craigrcarey.net
- David Stillman - davidstillman.blogspot.com
- Jack Elliott - yankeebarbareno.com/
- Moments in the Dirt and Ink - valhikes.blogspot.com
Northern Los Padres
- Hiking in Big Sur - hikinginbigsur.com
MAPS, BOOKS & GUIDES
Northern Los free slots Padres
- Big Sur Area Online Maps - bigsurtrailmap.net
- Print Trail Map - www.natgeomaps.com/ti_814
- Trail guide to Los Padres National Forest, Monterey Ranger District
Southern Los Padres
- Print Trail Map Guides by Bryan Conant
- Print Trail Guide by Craig R. Carey
- A Camper's Guide to the Tri-county Area: Santa Barbara by Robert A. Burtness
- Hike the Santa Barbara Backcountry by Dennis R. Gagnon
- California's back country mountains and trails of Santa Barbara County - Dick Smith
- Horse Trail Guide - lospadresoutfitters.com
- Print Trail Maps - natgeomaps.com/ti_813
FOREST SERVICE DISTRICTS
- Mount Pinos Ranger District
- Ojai Ranger District
- Santa Barbara Ranger District
- Santa Lucia Ranger District
- Monterey Ranger District
CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES
WEATHER RESOURCES
FOREST SERVICE RESOURCES
FOREST SERVICE PUBLICATIONS
Forestwide
- Los Padres National Forest - Welcome (pdf 18kb)
- Equestrian (pdf 23kb)
- Hunting (pdf 43kb)
- Hot Springs (pdf 41kb)
- Watchouts (pdf 90kb)
Santa Barbara Ranger District
- Upper Oso Canyon Geology Brochure (pdf 2153kb) Trail is in the Santa Ynez recreation area.
- Camuesa Connector Trail (pdf 155kb)
- Little Pine Loop Trail (pdf 152kb)
- San Rafael Wilderness (pdf 37kb)
Mt. Pinos Ranger District
- Recreating in the Day Fire Area (pdf 103kb ) Spanish (pdf 95kb)
- Hiking (pdf 41kb)
- Hiking 2 fold (pdf 33kb)
- Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) (pdf 40kb)
- Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) 2 fold (pdf 23 kb)
- Camping (pdf 41kb)
- Camping 2fold (pdf 90kb)
- Plants of the Mt. Pinos Summit (pdf 33kb)
Ojai Ranger District
- Recreation Target Shooting Prohibited-Cherry Creek (pdf)
- Sespe Hot Springs (pdf 33kb)
- Pine Mountain and Reyes Peak Campgrounds (pdf 317kb)
- Rose Valley Campground (pdf 1339kb)
Santa Lucia Ranger District
- San Rafael Wilderness (pdf 37kb)
- Machesna Wilderness (pdf 97kb)
- Figueroa Mountain (pdf 179kb)
- West Cuesta (16 kb)
Monterey Ranger District
