Shady Camp South Los Padres National Forest

Submitted Camp Reports

Shady Camp Survey - 10-20-2023 - by Connor Byrne

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	10-20-2023
Surveyor Name:	Connor Byrne
Camp Description:
Water Source:	Flowing
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Shady Camp Survey - 11-11-2018 - by Anonymous Surveyor

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	11-11-2018
Surveyor Name:	Anonymous Surveyor
Camp Description:	I'm looking for anyone who wants to pack into this camp. I'm looking at next May.  Please contact me at lakesidepark@hotmail.com if anyone is interested.  Thank
Water Source:	Dry
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Shady Camp Survey - 10-27-2018 - by Antonio Calderon

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	10-27-2018
Surveyor Name:	Antonio Calderon
Camp Description:	Beautiful camp with nice size fire ring and huge flat boulder to use as a table. The camp is huddled  by a couple of oak trees that provides lots of shade. We stayed over night and the weather was perfect.Â
Water Source:	Flowing
Water Source Details:	Slow flow
Weather Conditions:	Sunny and Hot, High 80s
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Shady Camp Survey - 08-25-2018 - by Andrew Carter

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	08-25-2018
Surveyor Name:	Andrew Carter
Camp Description:	Hiked in from Dough Flats Trailhead with my son.  About 7.5 miles.  Spent night.  No other obvious water until this point.  Deepest pool was 1 feet. Enough to take cooling cooking pot shower. Water has high mineral content. Not very tasty.
Water Source:	Flowing
Water Source Details:	Water flowing above ground for perhaps 50 yards
Weather Conditions:	Hot during the day, chilli at night. Terrible air quality.

Shady Camp Survey - 09-19-2017 - by NickD

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	09-19-2017
Surveyor Name:	NickD
Camp Description:	Trail tough to follow between Alder Creek Camp and Shady Camp. It zig-zags numerous times and it's easy to miss sections. Shady camp itself is nice, situated between to huge oak trees for shade. There's a big cliff to the west though so it does lose daylight early, and as another poster pointed out, it gets WINDY!  Water had dwindled down to a trickle just about 20yards long. Under current conditions I'd guess it's gone in a month
Water Source:	Trickle
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Weather Conditions:	80's

Shady Camp Survey - 05-16-2017 - by Kara Hooper

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	05-16-2017
Surveyor Name:	Kara Hooper
Camp Description:	It was wonderful to be back at Shady Camp and to see all of the water!  Wow!  The waterfall, located in the canyon just down from camp, was roaring and three times the size it was a year ago.  Alder Creek itself had plenty of water.  We packed out an entire tent that had been left behind as well as some old tin cans.  Remaining at the camp is a large, green tarp, which is actually really helpful to use and is in good shape.  There is also a sleeping pad there which is defunct. Shady Camp is a lovely spot with a wonderful flat rock and a spacious, well constructed fire ring.  This is a little slice of paradise.  It can get really windy at times, and cool, as it is at the mouth of a canyon that leads Alder Creek into the Sespe.
Water Source:	Flowing
Water Source Details:	nice steady flow
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Shady Camp Survey - 02-25-2017 - by Anonymous Surveyor

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	02-25-2017
Surveyor Name:	Anonymous Surveyor
Camp Description:	Made an unplanned stay at this campsite because we were not able to follow the sespe creek trail down into the sespe drainage due to washout.  The trash noted be a previous visitor is still at the site, in addition to other trash that has since been left.  We picked up the small trash scattered across the ground, but did not have room to carry out the large items
Water Source:	Flowing
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Images:	Pile of trash left by previous campers

Shady Camp Survey - 07-09-2016 - by Anonymous Surveyor

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	07-09-2016
Surveyor Name:	Anonymous Surveyor
Camp Description:
Water Source:	Flowing
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Weather Conditions:	Hot and dry

Shady Camp Survey - 06-24-2016 - by Anonymous Surveyor

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	06-24-2016
Surveyor Name:	Anonymous Surveyor
Camp Description:	Trash at camp (thermarest, tarp, plastic drop cloth, plastic bag with toiletries). Removed plastic drop cloth.
Water Source:	Flowing
Water Source Details:
Weather Conditions:	95F+
Images:	Alder Creek - South of Camp

Shady Camp Survey - 02-13-2016 - by Ron Varenchik

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	02-13-2016
Surveyor Name:	Ron Varenchik
Camp Description:
Water Source:	Flowing
Water Source Details:	Lots of waterfalls just down the creek!
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Shady Camp Survey - 05-18-2015 - by Kara Hooper

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	05-18-2015
Surveyor Name:	Kara Hooper
Camp Description:	This is a beautiful camp, nestled underneath some old, mature oak trees.  A huge boulder names a great table, and there is a good fire ring and sitting logs.  Campers can easily access the canyon and the waterfall just below the camp. Finding the camp can be a little bit tricky, as it is actually downstream and to the left side of the river, while the topo map for Devil's Heart Peak places it on the right side of the river.
Water Source:	Flowing
Water Source Details:	The water is plentiful here.
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Shady Camp Survey - 09-07-2014 - by Los Padres Forest Association

Link:	Shady Camp
Date:	09-07-2014
Surveyor Name:	Los Padres Forest Association
Camp Description:
Water Source:	Flowing
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