Trail Springs Camp North Los Padres National Forest

• Camp Type: Wilderness Trail Camp
• Topo Map Link: Lopez Point
• Elevation: 3800 feet
• Wilderness Area: Ventana
• County: Monterey County
• Ranger District: Monterey Ranger District
• Longitude: -121.5024517
• Latitude: 36.05831349
• Water Sources: A perennial spring flows out of a rock just east of camp in all but the driest months of drought years.
• Length of Stay: 14 Days
• Reservations: Wilderness Trail Camp

Recent Water Reports:

Date	Surveyor	Water Report
09-23-2023	Joel	Trickle
06-26-2020	Anonymous Surveyor	Trickle
06-21-2020	Anonymous Surveyor	Trickle
08-12-2019	Anonymous Surveyor	Flowing
09-23-2018	Anonymous Surveyor	Flowing
05-13-2018	Barbara Ikier	Flowing
11-23-2017	Megan Gee	Trickle
06-06-2015	Eric Z.	Trickle
05-24-2015	Joshua Isaac	Trickle

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Description:

Trail Springs Camp is located at the junction of the Gamboa and Cone Peak Trail within the Ventana Wilderness. This is a small, sloped, and shaded camp nestled near the top of a steep canyon on the north side of Cone Peak. There is room for one, maybe two tents. The spring, for which the camp is named, is located just east of camp and is the headwaters of South Fork Devil's Creek.

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  Anonymous Surveyor - 09-23-2018
  
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  Joel - 09-23-2023
  
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  Joel - 09-23-2023
  
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  Joel - 09-23-2023
  
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  Joel - 09-23-2023
  

Submitted Camp Reports

Trail Springs Camp Survey - 09-23-2023 - by Joel

Link:	Trail Springs Camp
Date:	09-23-2023
Surveyor Name:	Joel
Camp Description:	Camp is in good condition. Lots of leaves on the ground. No poison oak in the immediate area around the camp. This one is moderately challenging to get to, but its worth the effort. There are some rocks and logs to sit on if you don't pack a chair. The fire ring is made of rocks. We did not build a fire due to the restrictions as well as the amount of dry leaves throughout the camp. Trees are close enough to hang a hammock. There are only two somewhat flat spots for small tents. This camp is on a hillside.
Water Source:	Trickle
Water Source Details:	Decent flow trickle with several small pools big enough to fill water bottles
Weather Conditions:	Low of 50 Deg F High of 72 deg F
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Trail Springs Camp Survey - 06-26-2020 - by Anonymous Surveyor

Link:	Trail Springs Camp
Date:	06-26-2020
Surveyor Name:	Anonymous Surveyor
Camp Description:
Water Source:	Trickle
Water Source Details:
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Trail Springs Camp Survey - 06-21-2020 - by Anonymous Surveyor

Link:	Trail Springs Camp
Date:	06-21-2020
Surveyor Name:	Anonymous Surveyor
Camp Description:	exposed water flow in only a couple points, small 10in pool with heavy trickling to small flow - cold water
Water Source:	Trickle
Water Source Details:	32oz pouch in ~20sec
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Trail Springs Camp Survey - 08-12-2019 - by Anonymous Surveyor

Link:	Trail Springs Camp
Date:	08-12-2019
Surveyor Name:	Anonymous Surveyor
Camp Description:
Water Source:	Flowing
Water Source Details:	Small but constant flow
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Trail Springs Camp Survey - 09-23-2018 - by Anonymous Surveyor

Link:	Trail Springs Camp
Date:	09-23-2018
Surveyor Name:	Anonymous Surveyor
Camp Description:	The camp here is pretty simple. There are two, small, somewhat flat areas to put tents and several good trees for hammocks.  We hiked in from the other side of Cone Peak which meant we did a 1000 ft climb and decent into the camp ground. Then we hiked back up to the top of Cone Peak to watch the sunset, which was well worth it.  The camp ground was heavy with flies during the day, if you're planning to camp there you may want to limit your time in camp while it's warm enough for the flies to be active.Â
Water Source:	Flowing
Water Source Details:	The creek here is very small and somewhat hidden. We were able to fill up a 4-liter water bag in 5 minutes or so.
Weather Conditions:	The area is way above Big Sur. It was probably 50 degrees in Big Sur and 80 up on the peak.
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Trail Springs Camp Survey - 05-13-2018 - by Barbara Ikier

Link:	Trail Springs Camp
Date:	05-13-2018
Surveyor Name:	Barbara Ikier
Camp Description:
Water Source:	Flowing
Water Source Details:
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Trail Springs Camp Survey - 11-23-2017 - by Megan Gee

Link:	Trail Springs Camp
Date:	11-23-2017
Surveyor Name:	Megan Gee
Camp Description:	Only water on the main stretch of the east edge of this loop
Water Source:	Trickle
Water Source Details:	Quality seemed fine but there was a bit of trash nearby, definitely filter
Weather Conditions:	temperate

Trail Springs Camp Survey - 06-06-2015 - by Eric Z.

Link:	Trail Springs Camp
Date:	06-06-2015
Surveyor Name:	Eric Z.
Camp Description:	We didn't camp here, so we didn't survey the camp itself (we just took a look at the stream).
Water Source:	Trickle
Water Source Details:	The stream running through camp has a trickle with a small pool.
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Trail Springs Camp Survey - 05-24-2015 - by Joshua Isaac

Link:	Trail Springs Camp
Date:	05-24-2015
Surveyor Name:	Joshua Isaac
Camp Description:	This camp is very tiny and primative. Single site, with most spots sitting on the angled bank towards the creek. Sits at the intersection of Gamboa and Cone Peak trail, about 1 1/4 miles past Cone Peak.Â
Water Source:	Trickle
Water Source Details:	There were a couple of small pools with flowing water.
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