Use Marker Groups Wolf 2002
Piru 2003
Day 2006
Zaca 2007
Gap 2008
La Brea 2009
Toad Springs Campground South Los Padres National Forest
- Camp Type: Car Campground - No Reservations, first-come, first-serve walk-in campground
- Topo Map Link: Sawmill Mountain
- Elevation: 5550 feet
- Wilderness Area: Non Wilderness Area
- County: Ventura County
- Ranger District: Mt. Pinos Ranger District
- Longitude: -119.2275219
- Latitude: 34.86120404
- Water Sources: No Water Available
- Length of Stay: 14 Days
- Reservations: Car Campground - No Reservations, Walk In
Recent Water Reports:
| Date | Surveyor | Water Report |
| 04-29-2023 | Matt Inman - Ojai Valley School | Flowing |
| 02-20-2021 | Oh Three | Dry |
| 03-28-2016 | Valerie Norton | Dry |
Description:
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 the camp site with Pinyon Pine trees and numerous specimens of Great Basin sage shrubs.
There are 6 tables, 2 Klamath stoves, 3 metal fire rings, pit toilets, sign and bulletin board. No water is available at the camp site but the spring is located 2/10 of a mile down the dry wash at the camp.
Down Quatal Canyon Road 9N04 is a area of steeply eroded cliffs of sandstone and shale of various colors which has been designated as a Geological Reserve by the Forest Service.
Submitted Camp Reports
Toad Springs Campground Survey - 04-29-2023 - by Matt Inman - Ojai Valley SchoolLink: Toad Springs Campground Date: 04-29-2023 Surveyor Name: Matt Inman - Ojai Valley School Camp Description: Small car camp or picnic spot. There was water in the creek. This camp is a useful connector in longer backpacking routes through the LP. Water Source: Flowing Water Source Details: Weather Conditions: - Toad Springs Campground Survey - 02-20-2021 - by Oh Three
Link: Toad Springs Campground Date: 02-20-2021 Surveyor Name: Oh Three Camp Description: I remember a much larger stretch of campsites when I camped here 25 years ago. In fact, it looks like this place has shrunk in the 5 years since the 2016 review. The three campsites that do have a picnic table & firepit are so close together with no bushes or anything separating them that you could spit watermelon seeds from one table to the next. Such close adjacency does not promote a good wilderness experience. Having lived in crowded Manhattan several years, I have no desire to spend one more evening unavoidably listening to the personal conversations of my neighbors. There were two cars already parked here so I left to find another campground. Water Source: Dry Water Source Details: Weather Conditions: 40 degrees, clouding up, windy. - Toad Springs Campground Survey - 03-28-2016 - by Valerie Norton
Link: Toad Springs Campground Date: 03-28-2016 Surveyor Name: Valerie Norton Camp Description: There are five tables and five metal fire pits, no stoves, no toilets, no trash service. Sites are very small and next to the road, but there is almost no traffic along this road. May not be accessible by passenger car, especially in wet weather. Water Source: Dry Water Source Details: No source. Spring is across the road on the map, but saw no indication of water over there. Weather Conditions: a little hail that did not melt, right about freezing
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Survey / Report Form Last Updated: Monday, January 4, 2016
