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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...

Paradise Campground is located off of Paradise Road in Santa Barbara County. It is a car camping facility composed of large sites, set within huge shady oak trees and paved roads. There is an 8 persons...

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...

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...

Salsipuedes Spring - Santa Margarita Lake is located in the Los Padres National Forest. The spring is on the Santa Margarita Lake Topo Map, If you have recently visited this spring, please give us some...

Middle Santa Ynez Camp is located along the Romero Camuesa Rd about 75minutes outside of Santa Barbara.  The camp is just past the Caliente Creek crossing once you pass the Pendola Ranger Station.  It...

...Pass. Best Season: spring, fall Restrictions: Pack out all trash. 14 day stay limit. Closest Towns: Santa Margarita, Atascadero Water: None Restroom: Vault Operated By: Forest Service Information Center...

...Pass, or Interagency Access Pass. Restrictions: Pack out all trash. 14 day stay limit. Closest Towns: Santa Maria Water: None Restroom: Vault Operated By: Forest Service Information Center: Santa Lucia...

...the forest during wet weather. Access to Big and Little Caliente Hot Springs and the Pendola / Upper Santa Ynez Recreation Area (Forest Road 5N12, 5N15, 5N16) The road to access the Big and Little Caliente...

Seldom visited camp along San Antonio Creek in the far eastern Ventana Wilderness.  The camp is along the San Antonio Creek Trail.

Santa Paula Peak - 4957 feet

Santa Paula Ridge - 4900 feet

Santa Cruz Peak - 5570 feet

Santa Ynez Peak - 4298 feet

...CAMPGROUND IS CLOSED DUE TO HAZARD TREES IN AND AROUND THE CAMPGROUND.  FOR MORE INFORMATION CHECK WITH THE SANTA BARBARA RANGER DISTRICT. P-Bar was based on the brand of the Pendola family who had an...

...The camp is essentially at the junction of the Little Pine Road (a spur off Buckhorn Road) and the Santa Cruz Trail and is most commonly accessed by way of Upper Oso, but can be looped in with multi-day...

...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...

...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 the effort to reestablish.  Most...

...trees, paved roads. White Rock Day Use has river access ¼ mile away. Excellent river access to the Santa Ynez River along the last 6 miles of Paradise Road. Watch out for poison oak. Firewood available...

...large flat geographic feature atop the San Rafael Mountains set at the junction of the Fall Canyon, Santa Cruz and Mission Pine Trails.  The camp is a little hard to find as it is off the trail on the...

Little Falls Spring is located in the Los Padres National Forest. The spring is on the Santa Margarita Lake Topo Map, If you have recently visited this spring, please give us some feed back on the water...

...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...

...confined to a small area at the top of Mt. Pinos. The area was set aside to protect these unusual plants. Pinis Flexilis Limber Pine grows in a small area at the top of the mountain. Among the pines...

...both a wonderful and safe place to camp. Access: 6 miles beyond the locked gate at the head of the Santa Barbara Canyon Trail (25W02), an old jeep road that gradually increases in elevation until near...

Hi Mountain Spring is located in the Los Padres National Forest. The spring is on the Santa Margarita Lake Topo Map, If you have recently visited this spring, please give us some feed back on the water...

McNeil Spring is located in the Los Padres National Forest. The spring is on the Santa Margarita Lake Topo Map, If you have recently visited this spring, please give us some feed back on the water quality.

Montecito Hot Springs is located in the Los Padres National Forest. The spring is on the Santa Barbara Topo Map, If you have recently visited this spring, please give us some feed back on the water quality.

...provided. Trash collection bins are available throughout the campground. Nearby Attractions: Mission San Antonio is a short drive east of the campground. Located in the Fort Hunter Liggett Military Base...

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.

...Abadi family of Ventura County. One early member of the family was born in France and naturalized in Santa Barbara in 1859. A member of the family established a goat ranch at a spring near the head of...

...Brea Canyon Road, Lazy campround is located at the start Kerry Canyon OHV Trail. Directions: From Santa Maria: Betteravia Rd. 7 miles east, Mesa Rd. 4.5 miles east, Tepusquet Canyon. Rd. 4.5 miles north...

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...

Location: Santa BarbaraFeature Type: valley

Name: Agua Caliente CanyonLocation: Santa BarbaraFeature Type: valleyLatitude: 34.50861Longitude: -119.57861Topo Map: Hildreth Peak

...Big Pine is located at the eastern pinnacle of the San Rafael Mountains and is the tallest point in Santa Barbara County.  It is also the highest point in the Dick Smith Wilderness.  While the summit...

A small trail camp located on the Santa Lucia Creek Trail (5E03) in the Ventana Wilderness, Los Padres National Forest.

...campground after Highway 33 was constructed through the narrow canyon down stream from the camp. The Santa Ynez earthquake fault cuts across the canyon just north of the second tunnel on I-Iighway 33...

In 1889, John L. Henderson made a claim just west of his property here. In 1895 The Antelope Valley Water Company filed for a right of way for a water canal which was never built and the right of way...

Sulphur Pot is the first designated campsite heading up the Lopez Canyon Trail in the Santa Lucia Wilderness.  The camp has a toilet and fire rings.  Lots of bear activity up here.

...probably more commonly hiked to from the main Matilija Trailhead.  The camp is very serene and pleasant, especially in the fall as the maples change colors and coat the ground in fallen leaves. If you...

...in a clump of oaks and sycamore trees.  There is an old corral at camp along with some old human remnants from when a road ran up to this camp.  The camp doesn't see a whole lot of visitors, this part...

...species include manzanita, and California sage. You may also see some scrub oak. Wildflowers are abundant in the spring and early summer. They are something to see! You will be dazzled by lupine, false...

...the Ed Montgomery's homestead. This was the end of the wagon road up the river some 35 miles from Santa Maria. The sycamore tree died and the camp was on private property so it was moved up stream under...

...Quatal Canyon Road southwest 1/2 mile from Sierra Noroeste Road. There are a number of exotic trees planted at the camp site with Pinyon Pine trees and numerous specimens of Great Basin sage shrubs.There...

...of Cuddy Valley along Pleito Creek.  Pleito Creek Camp is surrounded by some large peaks including Antimony and Escapula.  It appears to be accessed via an OHV road.  More information is needed.

...reflecting telescope used for astronomical research. Because of the excellent atmospheric conditions in the Santa Lucia Mountains, the first to intercept the smooth airflow from the Pacific Ocean, and...

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...

Upper Lopez Camp is within the Santa Lucia Wilderness along the Lopez Canyon Trail.  There is reliable water within Lopez Canyon and quite a bit of animal activity.  The camp has a table and is set amongst...

...water.  The camp is small and right on trail, containing a picnic table and fire ring. You wouldn't want to share the camp with other people but thankfully, the odds of finding someone else at this camp...

...While Willett is most famous for the nearby hot springs, the views of the Topatopas from camp are fantastic!  Willett can be quite busy with major weekends seeing sometimes 50+ visitors.  That being...