Heath Camp South Los Padres
3437.5 - Burtness ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Heath Camp is located at the junction of the Sisquoc Trail (30W12) and the Judell Trail in the 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…
Hidden Potrero Camp South Los Padres
2,769 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Hidden Potrero Camp was named after a potrero which is actually located far above the camp on top of the mountain to the south of camp. Hidden Potrero has two benches, two fire rings and great views of the impressive south face of Little Pine Mtn. The biggest drawback of Hidden…
Hog Pen Spring Camp South Los Padres
ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
Hog Pen Springs Camp is about 2 miles above Aliso Campground via a jeep trail (27W01) at the junction with Aliso Trail (27W02)
Indian Creek Camp South Los Padres
2300 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Indian Creek Camp is a primitive trail camp located near the official terminus of the Indian Trail - Dick Smith. The camp is located next to a meadow above the west side of the creek. The main site has a table and fire ring under the shade of a few large oak trees. There is…
Jackson Hole Camp South Los Padres
2500 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
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 site. The falls are up the canyon above the camp. Further up the canyon is…
Kellogg Camp South Los Padres
3,217 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Kellogg Camp is named after Kerry Kellogg who spent 35 years working as Trails Manager for the Santa Barbara Ranger District. Kerry retired in 2011 and the camp was named in his honor in 2012. Nearby Coche…
Kerry Canyon Camp South Los Padres
2200 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
This camp was probably named for a local pioneer family. This trail camp is on the poorly maintained Kerry Canyon OHV Trail (30W02) in the San Rafael Wilderness
Last Chance Camp - Sespe South Los Padres
4300 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Not to be confused with the Last Chance Camp in the Ventana Wilderness, this seldom visited site was abandoned by the Forest Service in the early 1970's and, according to Gagnon, was once slated for removal. Contrary to many of the former Los Padres recreation maps and various Quads, the camp actually…
Little Mutau Camp South Los Padres
5200 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small primative trail camp located on the Little Mutau Trail (20W10) in the Sespe Wilderness
Little Pine Spring Camp South Los Padres
3300 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
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.
Llly Meadows Camp South Los Padres
6,632 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located on the North Fork Lockwood Trail (22W02) in the Chumash Wilderness.
Log Cabin Camp South Los Padres
1510 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located on the Agua Blanca Trail (19W10) just past the trail junction of Pothole Trail (18W04) and…
Lonnie Davis Camp South Los Padres
2600 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Lonnie Davis Camp is located on the Manzana Trail (30W13) in the San Rafael Wilderness.
Lost Valley Camp South Los Padres
1925 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Lost Valley Camp is located in the San Rafael Wilderness at the junction of the Lost Valley Trail (29W14) and the Manzana Trail (30W13), near the mouth of Lost Valley Canyon. Situated in a grove of live oak and grey pines, this is…
Lower Alamar Camp South Los Padres
2800 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Lower Alamar Camp is located on the Alamar Trail (26W06)
Lower Bear Camp South Los Padres
4744 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Lower Bear Camp, as its name indicates, is the lowest of the three Bear Camps along the upper stretches of the Sisquoc Trail…
Lower Buckhorn Camp South Los Padres
1960 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Lower Buckhorn Camp is located on the Buckhorn Trail (27W12), just outside the Dick Smith Wilderness boundary. The camp is known historically as a deer hunting camp, used by both the Chumash and early Californians. Lower Buckhorn has somewhat reliable water but does dry up…
Lower Camuesa Camp South Los Padres
1500 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located on the Romero Camusa Road just past Mono Campground, the camp is located beyond a locked gate.
Madulce Camp South Los Padres
5100 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
The Maldulce Camp was once an old forest service outpost or guard station, the historical structure was first constructed by a squatter in the 1880's and was used by the Forest Service from 1890 to 1929, then was rebuilt in 1930 and was used until it was burnt by an act of arson in late 1990's. The…
Mansfield Camp South Los Padres
3022 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Mansfield Camp is located along the Sisquoc Trail in the heart of the area known as the Upper Sisquoc. The camp is located on a bench above a small bend in the Sisquoc. There are two fire grates but really one main campsite. There was once a toilet but it was abandoned and destroyed in the 2007…
Manzana Camp South Los Padres
2800 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Manzana Camp is located 6 miles upstream from NIRA on the Manzana Trail. Just before camp, the canyon begins to narrow and sycamores, bays, and alders take over the landscape. The creek here can be narrow and deep with numerous pools and small cascades.…
Manzana Narrows Camp South Los Padres
2960 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Wilderness Trail
Manzana Narrows is a compact but very popular trail camp located 7 miles upstream from NIRA via the Manzana Trail in the San Rafael Wilderness. It is a popular location for both a quick overnighter and a first night on your way to…
Manzana Schoolhouse Camp South Los Padres
1150 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located about 8 Miles down stream from Nira Camp via the Manzana Trail (30w13) in the San Rafael Wilderness.
Maple Camp South Los Padres
3800 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Named after the cluster of maple trees that call this part of the canyon home, Maple Camp is the highest camp along the Matilija Trail within the Matilija Wilderness. It has a few icecan stoves and is located near semi-reliable water. The camp is easiest accessed from the Cherry Creek Trailhead…
Matias Potrero Camp South Los Padres
1600 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp on the Matias Potrero Trail (27W19) off Paradise Road via the Highway 154.
Matilija Camp South Los Padres
1700 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Matilija Camp is a small trail camp located on the North Fork Matilija Trail (23W07)in the Matilija Wilderness
McKinley Spings Camp South Los Padres
5575 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located on Mission Pine Trail (28W01) in the San Rafael Wilderness
Meadow Camp South Los Padres
2040 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Meadow Camp is located on the Indian Creek Trail (26W08) just up past the junction of the Buckhorn Trail. The camp is just outside the Dick…
Mesa Spring Camp South Los Padres
6000 ft. • Ventura County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located on the San Emigdio Mesa Springs Trail in the Chumash Wilderness. Named because it is located at the east end of San Emigdio Mesa. It is used as a hunting camp during deer season. It is on an abandoned jeep road from Apache Canyon Nettle Spring to Toad Spring…
Middle Buckhorn Camp South Los Padres
2090 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Middle Buckhorn Camp is located on the Buckhorn Trail (27W12) just passed the junction of the Upper Buckhorn Creek and the Buckhorn Creek. This very primative trail camp is shaded by large trees.
Middle Camuesa Camp South Los Padres
1,992 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Middle Camuesa Camp (KahMooseAhh) is a camp along the western OHV side of the Romero Camuesa Rd. It is most commonly accessed by starting at Upper Oso Camp and taking the OHV dirt roads out to the camp. The camp has a few unique features, most notably an old hot tub style water tank with of all…
Middle Matilija Camp South Los Padres
2323 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Middle Matilija is a popular camp located up the Matilija Canyon Trail. The camp has multiple sites, each with a raised BBQ grill and is just above the very reliable Matilija Creek. This site is frequented by both dayhikers and backpackers and is a regular stop amongst scouting troops in the area.…
Miller Camp South Los Padres
1608 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Miller Camp, aka Miller Canyon Base, is located along the Sisquoc River Trail in the San Rafael Wilderness. The camp is off the north side of the trail set 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…
Mission Pine Basin Camp South Los Padres
5440 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Mission Pine Basin is a lovely 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 far north west side of the basin. Water is very unreliable at camp…
Mission Pine Springs Camp South Los Padres
5863 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Mission Pine Spring Camp is a beautiful little camp located in a pine/oak grove, next to a small meadow, surrounded by rock outcrops, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Channel Islands from nearly 6,000 ft. Nuff said, right? One of the nicest camps in the forest, MPS (as it it frequently written)…
Mormon Camp South Los Padres
1520 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
The camp is located on the SisquocTrail (30W12) in the San Rafael Wilderness. This camp is near a grave-site and some interesting ruins from homesteading activity above camp toward Wellman Canyon.This camp was so named by William Griffin, a forest ranger and member of…
Murietta Camp South Los Padres
1,868 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Named after the 1800's bandito Joaquin Murrieta, Murietta Camp is located within the Matilija drainage just a few minutes west of the town of Ojai. The camp is set amongst a combination of oaks and sycamores on a shady bench above the Murietta Creek. Water can be found most of the time near camp…
Oak Camp South Los Padres
4550 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Oak Camp is located a few miles up the Chorro Grande Trail off of Hwy 33 in the Ventura Backcountry. This camp is outside the wilderness but still has a wilderness feel to it. The camp has two spacious sites, each with a fire ring under the shade of a thick oak canopy. Seasonal…
Oak Flat Camp South Los Padres
2600 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
Oak Flat Camp is located on a large bend in the Sespe River with numerous sites dispersed throughout the area. The main camp is situated under a few large live oak trees and contains two picnic tables and a fire ring. At the west end of the flat where the river comes out of a small canyon, is a long,…
Painted Rock Camp South Los Padres
4650 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located on the Sierra Madre Road behind locked gates. Positioned slightly off the road near large sandstone outcropping facing south with small openings weathered into its surface. The site is known as "House of the Sun' because of a large circle in the upper opening. Numerous bed rock mortars exist…
Pegleg Camp South Los Padres
1960 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Peg Leg is a historic trail camp located along the Indian Trail - Dick Smith. The camp gets very little use and is now not much more than a grassy field and old sign post. Peg Leg is exposed with very little shade but a clear view of the stars in an otherwise narrow and rocky…
Pelch Camp South Los Padres
3311 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
Pelch Camp is located along the Grapevine Trail within the Southern San Rafael Wilderness. It’s tucked in amongst a thick blanket of oak trees at the junction of the Murietta Spring canyon and Grapevine Canyon. The camp can be a little dark in the wintertime but there is a nice open meadow that…
Pens Camp South Los Padres
3300 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
It received its name from cattle pens on the terrace of Indian Creek where Jose Moraga and Robert Ord used to pen up their stock.At one time there was 1 grate stove and a sign. Water is available from Indian Creek which flows year round.
Piedra Blanca Camp South Los Padres
3500 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Trail Camp
The Piedra Blanca Camp is located on the Gene Marshall-Piedra Blanca Trail in the Sespe Wilderness about 2.1 miles from the Piedra Blanca trail head. This is a small trail camp with a few fire rings, a great place for a quick overnight trip. The Piedra Blanca Creek flows year round.
Pine Spring Camp South Los Padres
3400 ft. • San Luis Obispo County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Pine Spring Camp is located in the Machesna Wilderness. The camp is set amongst a pine and oak forest.
Pleito Creek Campground South Los Padres
5200 ft. • Kern County • Mt. Pinos Ranger District • Car Campground
Camp located north 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.
Poplar Camp South Los Padres
3360 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Barbara Ranger District • Trail Camp
A small trail camp located on the Indian-Polar Trail between Blue Jay Camp and Pens Camp. The camp can be accessed either from the locked gate at Little Caliente Hot Springs via the Mono-Alamar…
Potrero John Camp South Los Padres
4400 ft. • Ventura County • Ojai Ranger District • Wilderness Trail
The camp and creek names were originally spelled "Jon" which was later anglicized to "'John". Named for Jon Power who was a man who lived in the area in the early 1900's. He used the area to pasture stock.The camp is a little over 1 1/2 miles by trail up the canyon from Highway 33 on the
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,…
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.
