San Antonio Camp North Los Padres
1850 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Seldom visited camp along San Antonio Creek in the far eastern Ventana Wilderness. The camp is along the San Antonio Creek Trail.
San Carpoford Camp North Los Padres
700 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located at the far southern portion of both Monterey County and the Silver Peak Wilderness. San Carpoforo Camp is along the Lottie Potrero Trail and upper Dutra Creek. Salmon Creek trailhead is the most common access point.
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.
Spruce Creek Camp North Los Padres
950 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Spruce Creek Camp is along the Salmon Creek Trail, just upstream from the junction with the Spruce Creek Trail. The main camp is situated in a large flat shaded by lofty oaks and bay laurels, just before the trail crosses Spruce Creek. It contains ample…
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.
Sulphur Springs Camp North Los Padres
1350 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Camp along the Carmel River and Carmel River Trail. Year round water, camp is most frequently accessed via the Carmel River Trailhead at Los Padres Reservoir.
Sykes Camp North Los Padres
1050 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Sykes Camp is the busiest backcountry camp in the Los Padres National Forest. Famous for the hot spring that shares the same name, Sykes is approximately 9miles from the Big Sur - Pine Ridge Trailhead. Sykes is busy year round and is over capacity most weekends and holidays. There are a few designated…
Sykes Hot Springs North Los Padres
1050 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Sykes Camp is the busiest backcountry camp in the Los Padres National Forest. Famous for the hot spring that shares the same name, Sykes is approximately 9 miles from the Big Sur - Pine Ridge Trailhead. Sykes is busy year round and is over capacity most weekends and holidays. There are a few designated…
Tan Oak Camp North Los Padres
2600 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Tan Oak is located in the Ventana Wilderness along the Marble Peak Trail. This camp is very remote and for most people will involve a lenghthy multiple day backpacking trip. Tank Oak is along the Condor Trail.
Tassajara Creek Camp North Los Padres
1150 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Tassajara Creek Camp is located at the confluence of Tassajara and Willow Creeks in the Eastern Ventana Wilderness. The camp is accessed most frequently from the Arroyo Seco trailhead.
Terrace Creek Camp North Los Padres
1350 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Terrace Creek is the first camp located on the very popular (sometimes overrun) Pine Ridge Trail. The camp is amongst some spectacular redwoods at the junction of the Terrace Creek Trail and the Pine Ridge Trail. Most people hiking…
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.
Tin House Camp North Los Padres
2400 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Historical Camp
Historic camp deep in the hinderlands of the Ventana Wilderness. Tin House is located along the South Fork Launtz Creek off the Mt Manuel Trail. If you visit, please let us know what is there.
Trail Springs Camp North Los Padres
3800 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
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…
Turkey Springs Camp North Los Padres
1350 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Turkey Springs Camp is within the far southern Silver Peak Wilderness along the Spruce Creek Trail. The camp is within a thick forest of mature oaks with scattered potreros (meadows) nearby that create a beautiful setting no matter which season you happen to visit. The most common trailhead is at…
Turner Creek Camp North Los Padres
2500 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Turner Creek Camp is located along Turner Creek down the Turner Creek Trail - imagine that? The camp is most commonly accessed from Bottcher's Gap trailhead as part of a weekend backpacking trip or exciting dayhike. Enjoy.......
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 Cruickshank Camp North Los Padres
1450 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
This small trail camp is located at the junction of the Buckeye and Cruikshank Trails in the Silver Peak Wilderness. The camp contains a picnic table and fire pit, with room for one or two tents. Dayhikers will often pass through camp as it is only a little…
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
