Ponderosa Campground North Los Padres
1500 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Car Campground
Located off the Nacimiento Rd on the east side of the mountain range, Ponderosa Camp is a trailhead car campground for the Slick Rock Trail. Ponderosa Campground has family campsites along a mountain stream under a canopy of Ponderosa Pine, Oak, Madrone & Sycamore trees approximately 13 miles east…
Potrero Seco Camp South Los Padres
4857 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Potrero Seco means 'dry meadow' in Spanish and lives up perfectly to its name. The camp is set atop a series of meadows along a ridge line overlooking the headwaters of the Sespe to the east and Don Victor Valley to the west. While the camp has some amenities such as tables and fire rings,…
Prewitt Ridge Campground North Los Padres
3,200 ft ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Car Campground
Prewitt Ridge Camground is located along a ridge high above the southern Big Sur coastline yet only a short distance from the ocean as the crow flies. As a result it has some of the better views of the coastline and mountains in the area. The camp itself is located off of Nacimiento-Ferguson Rd…
Rancho Nuevo Campground South Los Padres
3500 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Car Campground
Located off the Highway 33 near the Highway 166 junction at the end of Forest Service Road 7N04A, Rancho Nuevo Campground has three designated campsites which consist of fire rings and space to park. The campsites were renovated in fall 2017.
Raspberry Camp South Los Padres
6750 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
5 miles east of State Highway 33 via the Pine Mountain Road (6NO6) to Reyes Peak Camp and then about a half mile down the Raspberry Spring Trail (23W42). Raspberry camp provides excellent views of the Cuyama Valleyand the Southern Sierra Nevada.
Reyes Creek Campground South Los Padres
3960 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
The car campground is located on Reyes Creek a short distance up the creek from the site of the old ranch adobe known as Rancho Encino. The drive-in campground has 29 sites with tables and stoves, bulletin board and pit toilets and water from the creek. Reyes Creek is stocked with trout in the spring…
Reyes Peak Campground South Los Padres
6800 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Car Campground
This peak is located on the summit of the Pine Mountain Ridge. The peak is composed of numerous layers of Matilija sandstone of Eocene Age.When the U. S. Geological Survey mapped the area in the early 1900's they named the peak for the Reyes family who established a ranch on the Upper Cuyama…
Rock Campground South Los Padres
1530 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Car Campground
Two Campsites Available with Limit of Two Vehicles Per Site. The Campground has oak trees and large rocks next to a creek, no pavement. Big Caliente hot springs is ½ mile away. Bring water. The campground is usually full on weekends and during deer hunting season, mid August through late September.…
Rollins Camp South Los Padres
3143 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Rollins Camp is located along the Don Victor - Loma Pelona Fire Rd just below the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary. Named after the dozer operator who helped build the road, Rollins has year round water, two tables, an old horse paddock, some tools and a well established fire ring. Rollins is most…
Rose Valley Campground South Los Padres
3,404 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Car Campground
Rose Valley Camp has about a dozen camp sites located around an oval shaped roundabout on the north side of Rose Valley in the Ojai backcountry. The camp is very popular with locals and will be full most…
Sage Hill Campground South Los Padres
950 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Car Campground
Overview
Nestled in the Santa Ynez Mountain Range, Sage Hill Campground is a great group camping spot with easy access to the Santa Ynez River. Spend time fishing or take in the epic scenery on one of the trails designed for both hikers and horseback riders. One…
Salisbury Potrero Camp South Los Padres
4,550 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
This camp is located off the Bull Ridge Trail on top of a small hill looking over the rustic cabin on Salisbury Potrero. To access the camp, start from the Sierra Madre Road 32S12.2. Then drop down the Bull Ridge Trail to Salisbubry…
Salt Creek Camp South Los Padres
4600 ft. • Kern County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
Salt Creek Camp is located minutes outside of Frazier Park along the Salt Creek OHV route.
Santa Cruz Camp South Los Padres
2000 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Forest Station
Santa Cruz: In Spanish it means, "Holy Cross"
Located on the bank of Santa Cruz Creek the camp was constructed by the CCC in 1931. A Ranger Station was built at the same time under some beautiful oaks on the east end of the camp. The camp is located on the Santa Cruz Trail 27W09 that climbs…
Santa Lucia Memorial Park Campground North Los Padres
2000 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Car Campground
Located past the Indians, this is a car campground set amongst spectacular rock formations. It's located at the junction of the Arroyo Seco Rd, Arroyo Seco Trail and Santa Lucia Trails. It's a playground for explorers, boulderers and others who love wild areas. Take Highway 101 to Jolon Road, turn…
South Fork Camp North Los Padres
1800 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
This is a small trial camp located along the South Fork Trail (3E09) in the Ventana Wilderness in the Northern Los Padres National Forest.
Stagg Camp North Los Padres
1850 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A trail camp along the Prewitt Loop Trail (5E06). Water can dry up here.
Strawberry Camp North Los Padres
2850 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located at the junction of Black Cone and South Fork Trails, Strawberry has reliable water in a mostly oak woodland environment. This camp is along the Condor Trail.
Sunset Campground South Los Padres
4350 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
Located at the confluence of Lockwood and Piru Creeks, Sunset Camp is an OHV car campground in the Mt Pinos region of the Los Padres National Forest. Sunset is also at the junction of the Miller Jeepway and Piru OHV Trail just across from Lockwood Flat.
The camp is located next to a small…
The Pines Camp South Los Padres
3420 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
The Forest Service established a tree nursery here. Both the 1932 Matilija fire and the 1948 Wheeler fire burned the trees planted by the Forest Service. The Thatcher School students have replanted the present pines. Other trees were lost in the 1985 Wheeler fire but the majority remain.
Located…
Thorn Meadows Campground South Los Padres
5000 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
Thorn Meadows is an old Forest Service guard station. The station remains but is in pretty bad shape and riddled with bullet holes and bear scratches. Visit it while you can because it most likely won't be there too long. The camp is accessible via Grade Valley Rd and is an easy drive for all high…
Three Peaks Camp North Los Padres
2700 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
At the bottom of steep trail decline down from the Three Peaks Trail, Three Peaks Camp is settled amongst oak trees with mixed grassy potreros. The camp is accessed off South Coast Ridge Road just outside the Silver Peak Wilderness east of the Salmon Creek trailhead access.
Timber Top Camp North Los Padres
3000 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Timber Top Camp is located atop the geographic feature called Timber Top - imagine that? It is near the junction of the Boronda Trail and North Coast Ridge Rd.
Tinta Campground South Los Padres
3656 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
Tinta is car-camp located at the trailhead of the Tinta OHV trail. The camp has a few sites with some rundown tables and an old toilet. The road to the camp can be difficult and may require 4WD to access. There are rumors that the Forest Service will be closing Tinta Camp. Stay tuned..... The…
Toad Springs Campground South Los Padres
5550 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
Toad Springs is a developed campground near Pine Mountain Club in the Mt. Pinos Ranger District. The camp is easily accessed and near the Quatal Canyon OHV routes. The camp is located on Quatal Canyon Road southwest 1/2 mile from Sierra Noroeste Road. There are a number of exotic trees planted at…
Tower Camp South Los Padres
4476 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
This camp and peak is a high point on the Nordhoff Ridge which is the range of mountains north of the town of Ojai. Charles Nordhoff, a featured writer for eastern papers, wrote in glowing terms of the area and the town when it was laid out in 1874. It was named after him in 1874 but in 1917 the town…
Upper Bee Camp North Los Padres
3100 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Upper Bee Camp is located along the Bee Camp Trail along the North Fork Big Creek in the Ventana Wilderness. The trail down to camp is hard to follow and rumor has it that Upper Bee Camp is not too spectacular. If you've visited it lately, please let us know what you think........
Upper Blue Canyon Camp South Los Padres
1878 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Upper Blue Canyon Camp is located along the Blue Canyon Trail, about 1.3 miles from its junction with Romero Camuesa Road. Water can be found most of the year but if you are visiting the camp in the summer of early fall, plan on not finding any water.…
Upper Caliente Camp South Los Padres
2173 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Upper Caliente Camp is a few miles up Caliente Canyon from the Big Caliente Trailhead. The camp is located on a flat west of Caliente Creek, just after a gentle climb through a meadow to a rock outcropping above the Oasis pool. At camp you will find a picnic table, as well as…
Upper Camuesa Camp Los Padres
2278 ft. • Santa Barbara County • • Trail Camp
This is a small primative OHV camp located on the Romero Camuesa Road.
Upper Higgins Camp North Los Padres
2300 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Upper Higgins is along the Lost Valley Trail in the Ventana Wilderness.
Upper Oso Campground South Los Padres
1,193 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Car Campground
Upper Oso is a car-campground located in the Lower Santa Ynez Recreation Area. It is the furthest campgroun up the canyon and is accessible via a paved road. There are a few dozen sites with piped in water available (non-potable) and flust toilets throughout the camp. The camp also boasts some…
Upper Piney Creek Campground North Los Padres
1250 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Car Campground
Located along Piney Creek Rd, which is off Carmel Valley Road, Upper Piney Creek is a car-campground just outside the Ventana Wilderness.
Upper Santa Ynez Camp South Los Padres
2926 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Upper Santa Ynez Camp is set along the Forest Service access road that leads from Juncal up to Murietta Divide and down to Matilija. This road is called either Juncal Road or Murietta Road. The camp has…
Valle Vista Campground South Los Padres
4800 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
Valle Vista is a car-camp campground located just off the Cerro Noroeste Rd. The camp offers great views north into the San Joaquin Valley. The camp is first come - first served but is rarely full. There is no water at camp.
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…
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,…
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…
Wheeler Gorge Campground South Los Padres
1919 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Car Campground
Wheeler Gorge is a great car-campground located about 15 minutes up Highway 33 from Ojai. Due to it's close proximity to civilization, it receives a lot of visitors and can be 100% occupied on busy holiday weekends. The camp has all the amenities that you would expect of a car camp, including designated…
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 Oaks Campground North Los Padres
4150 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Car Campground
White Oaks Camp is a car-accessible campground located along the Tassajara Rd. Tassajara Rd can be impassable in the wet months, best to check with the Forest Service or ask us if you are unsure if the road will be open. White Oaks is located high along the road amongst a thick forest of oak trees.…
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.
