Vado Camp North Los Padres
1750 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
This historic camp is located along the impassable portion of the Mt. Manuel Trail.
Valley View Camp South Los Padres
2800 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Valley View Camp is located up the Pratt Trail a few miles above Ojai. While the camp is close in proximity to Ojai, it can feel like you're in a different continent once you arrive in camp. The camp is visited mostly by dayhikers and doesn't see a lot of overnight traffic. There is a fire ring…
Ventana Camp North Los Padres
650 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Ventana Camp is the first camp along the Pine Ridge Trail coming up from Big Sur Station. It requires an extremely steep descent from the Pine Ridge Trail down the Ventana Camp Trail. The camp is…
Villa Creek Camp North Los Padres
1150 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Wilderness Trail
Villa Creek Camp is located along the Buckeye Trail just north of the intersection with the Cruikshank Trail. The camp is tucked in deep drainage amongst towering redwood trees and mature maples beside the reliable Villa Creek. A spur trail leads from…
Vincente Flat Camp North Los Padres
1630 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located along Hare Canyon, Vicente Flat Camp is set at the junction of the Kirk Creek Trail and the Stone Ridge Trail. There are a few campsites amongst a thick grove of redwood trees. A backpacking…
Wagon Flat Camp South Los Padres
1411 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Wagon Flat is an old car-camping destination along La Brea Creek. This area burned in the 2009 La Brea Fire and was flooded after the large winter of 2011. The 2011 floods destroyed the road and the Forest Service has not fixed the road since then. As a result, Wagon Flat is now accessed by foot,…
Water Canyon Camp South Los Padres
1329 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Water Canyon Camp is on the east bank of the Sisquoc River at the confluence of Water Canyon and the Sisquoc. The camp is set under a small grove of impressive oak trees. There is one fire ring, an assortment of tree limb fashioned benches and an odd table with no known origin. While Water Canyon…
West Fork Lion Camp South Los Padres
3470 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
West Fork Lion is a seldom used camp up the Lion Canyon Trail. Most people prefer the more wide-open East Fork Camp and will camp at the West Camp only when the East Camp is occupied. West…
White Ledge Camp - Red Reef Trail South Los Padres
3905 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Park along north side of Highway 150 adjacent to Summit School. Respect private property. Hike one mile up Sisar Road to Forest Service locked gate. Hike another 3.3 miles until the Red Reef Trail leaves the road at a switchback. (If you stay on the road,…
White Ledge Camp - San Rafael Wilderness South Los Padres
3183 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
White Ledge Camp is located at the eastern junction of the Hurricane Deck Trail and the Manzana Trail. The camp is located along a spectacular band of white rock that drops steeply down towards the South Fork of the Sisquoc River - hence the name White…
Wildcat Camp North Los Padres
2710 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located just outside the Ventana Wilderness, Wildcat Camp is set along the Church Creek Trail just down from the Tassajara Rd.
Willet Camp South Los Padres
2520 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Wilderness Trail
Willett Camp is located along the Sespe River Trail about 9 miles downstream from Piedra Blanca Trailhead, which is by far the most common access point for visitors. There are a variety of camps that are situated around the ruins of an old family settlement that…
Willow Springs Camp North Los Padres
1900 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Willow Springs Camp is a trail camp located under a few oaks next to willow creek on the Marble Peak Trail in the Ventana Wilderness.
