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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Haddock Camp South Los Padres
6080 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Haddock Camp, technically pronounced 'hay-dock' but commonly called 'had-dik', is located along the upper Piedra Blanca drainage along Pine Mountain in the Sespe Wilderness. The camp is set amidst towering pine trees in a grassy small flat surrounded by white rock crags. Haddock is most commonly…
Happy Hollow Camp South Los Padres
4,318 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Happy Hollow Camp is located in the bowl on the crest of Little Pine Mountain. If you walk around the perimeter of Happy Hollow, you’ll notice that there are no outlets from the top, meaning that all water flows to the center of the bowl. It’s very interesting and a unique feature…
Happy Hunting Ground Camp South Los Padres
3183 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Happy Hunting Ground Camp is about 9 miles from NIRA on the upper section of the Manzana Trail, after it climbs away from Manzana Creek towards Hurricane Deck. Situated in a small meadow and surrounded by a few oaks, this camp is…
Hartman Camp South Los Padres
2489 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Hartman Camp is located along the Sespe River Trail about 9.5 miles downstream from Piedra Blanca Trailhead. This site has long been in use, first as a USFS Guard Station in the 1920s and later as a car campground in the 60s and 70s. Now what remains is a pleasant…
Heath Camp South Los Padres
3437.5 - Burtness ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Heath Camp is located at the junction of the Sisquoc Trail (30W12) and the Judell Trail in the San Rafael Wilderness. It is a small camp with one camping area and fire ring. There are a few remnant camp rings up-canyon, but they are hard to find and not worth…
Hidden Potrero Camp South Los Padres
2,769 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Hidden Potrero Camp was named after a potrero which is actually located far above the camp on top of the mountain to the south of camp. Hidden Potrero has two benches, two fire rings and great views of the impressive south face of Little Pine Mtn. The biggest drawback of Hidden…
Hiding Canyon Camp North Los Padres
1763 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located on the Carmel River Trail (3E03) in the Ventana Wilderness
Hog Pen Spring Camp South Los Padres
ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
Hog Pen Springs Camp is about 2 miles above Aliso Campground via a jeep trail (27W01) at the junction with Aliso Trail (27W02)
Indian Creek Camp South Los Padres
2300 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Indian Creek Camp is a primitive trail camp located near the official terminus of the Indian Trail - Dick Smith. The camp is located next to a meadow above the west side of the creek. The main site has a table and fire ring under the shade of a few large oak trees. There is…
Indian Valley Camp North Los Padres
2800 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Indian Valley Camp is located on the Lost Valley Trail (4E08) in the Ventana Wilderness
Jackson Camp North Los Padres
950 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Jackson Camp is locted on the Jackson Camp Trail (2E08) in the very beautiful Ventana Wilderness
Jackson Hole Camp South Los Padres
2500 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located near Santa Paula off the Highway 150 on the Last Chance Trail (21W09) in the Sespe Wilderness. The hole is a hunting and fishing camp which was named for a former mountaineer who often used the site. The falls are up the canyon above the camp. Further up the canyon is…
Kellogg Camp South Los Padres
3,217 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Kellogg Camp is named after Kerry Kellogg who spent 35 years working as Trails Manager for the Santa Barbara Ranger District. Kerry retired in 2011 and the camp was named in his honor in 2012. Nearby Coche…
Kelly Camp North Los Padres
1900 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Kelly Camp is a small camp located on the Prewitt Loop Trail (5E06) near Big Sur. This trail is not located in the wilderness so may be good for Mountain Biking.
Kerry Canyon Camp South Los Padres
2200 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
This camp was probably named for a local pioneer family. This trail camp is on the poorly maintained Kerry Canyon OHV Trail (30W02) in the San Rafael Wilderness
Lady Bug Camp South Los Padres Los Padres
4800 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Ladybug Camp is a small trail camp located on the Red Reef Trail in the Sespe Wilderness. No surprise here, but many ladybugs overwinter in and around the area. The camp is located near the headwaters of Timber Creek at the bottom of a canyon and shaded by towering bigcone Douglas-firs,…
Last Chance Camp - Sespe South Los Padres
4300 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Not to be confused with the Last Chance Camp in the Ventana Wilderness, this seldom visited site was abandoned by the Forest Service in the early 1970's and, according to Gagnon, was once slated for removal. Contrary to many of the former Los Padres recreation maps and various Quads, the camp actually…
Last Chance Camp - Ventana North Los Padres
2000 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located on the Santa Lucia Creek Trail (5E03) in the Ventana Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest.
Launtz Creek Camp North Los Padres
1600 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Launtz Creek Camp is a small primative camp located on the Mount Manuel Trail (2E06) in the Ventana Wilderness
Lion Den Camp North Los Padres
3100 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Lion Den Camp is small trail camp located on the Cruickshank Trail (5E10) in the Silver Peak Wilderness, about a half mile from its junction with South Coast…
Little Mutau Camp South Los Padres
5200 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small primative trail camp located on the Little Mutau Trail (20W10) in the Sespe Wilderness
Little Pine Spring Camp South Los Padres
3300 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located just off the Santa Cruz Trail, take the Little Pine Spring Trail down canyon to the small primative Little Pine Spring Camp. Great water can usually be found here.
Little Sur Camp North Los Padres
700 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located just off 0.54 Miles down the Little Sur Camp Trail (2E09)
Llly Meadows Camp South Los Padres
6,632 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located on the North Fork Lockwood Trail (22W02) in the Chumash Wilderness.
Log Cabin Camp South Los Padres
1510 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located on the Agua Blanca Trail (19W10) just past the trail junction of Pothole Trail (18W04) and…
Lone Pine Camp North Los Padres
4000 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
This is a small primative trail camp located on the Ventana Double Cone Trail (Trail# 2E04)in the Ventana Wilderness
Lonnie Davis Camp South Los Padres
2600 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Lonnie Davis Camp is located on the Manzana Trail (30W13) in the San Rafael Wilderness.
Lost Valley Camp South Los Padres
1925 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Lost Valley Camp is located in the San Rafael Wilderness at the junction of the Lost Valley Trail (29W14) and the Manzana Trail (30W13), near the mouth of Lost Valley Canyon. Situated in a grove of live oak and grey pines, this is…
Lottie Potrero Camp North Los Padres
2300 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Lottie Potrero Camp is a small primative trail camp located on the Lottie Potrero Trail (Trail# 7E01) in the Silver Peak Wilderness.
Lower Alamar Camp South Los Padres
2800 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Lower Alamar Camp is located on the Alamar Trail (26W06)
