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.
Lower Cruickshank Camp North Los Padres
1300 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Lower Cruickshank Camp is a small trail camp located on the Cruickshank Trail (5E10)in the Silver Peak Wilderness.
Madrone Camp North Los Padres
2700 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
A primitive trail camp located on the Arroyo Seco Trail (4E10)in the Ventana Wilderness.
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…
Miller Canyon Camp North Los Padres
2000 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Miller Canyon Camp is located on the Miller Canyon Trail in the Ventana Wilderness. The camp can be accessed either from the Carmel River Trail or from China Camp.
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)…
Mocho Camp North Los Padres
1600 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Located high up the South Fork Big Sur River along Mocho Creek, Mocho Camp is located along the Big Sur Trail in the Ventana Wilderness. Mocho is quite remote, hard to get to and seldom visited.
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,…
Ojito Camp North Los Padres
3000 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Ojito is located down a steep trail from the Gamboa Trail in the Cone Peak region of the Ventana Wilderness. It is along the South Fork Big Creek.
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…
Pat Springs Camp North Los Padres
3700 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Pat Springs provides awesome ridge-front views overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Ventana Double Cones. One of the best wilderness places to watch the sunset anywhere within the Los Padres. This camp is along the Ventana Double Cone Trail and is a popular stop for peak baggers.…
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…
Pelon Camp North Los Padres
2000 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
This seldom visited camp is located along the rugged Lost Valley Trail in the Ventana Wilderness.
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.
Pico Blanco Camp North Los Padres
1300 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Pico Blanco Public Camp, not to be confused with the Pico Blanco Boy Scout Camp, is located along the South Fork Little Sur River just outside the Ventana Wilderness. It can be accessed either from the Old Coast Rd or from the Pico Blanco Scout Camp via Palo Colorado.
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 Creek Camp North Los Padres
2500 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Pine Creek Camp is located along Pine Creek and the Pine Creek Trail (aka San Clemente Trail) within the Ventana Wilderness.
Pine Ridge Camp North Los Padres
4150 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Pine Ridge Spring is located just down off the Pine Ridge Trail after a long climb coming up from Redwood Camp or just before you do the long drop down towards Redwood Camp. You would never think there would be a spring at this location, but sure enough there is always great flowing water coming…
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.
Pine Valley Camp North Los Padres
3150 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Pine Valley is in many regards the central hub of the Ventana Wilderness, you might even say that all trails eventually lead to Pine Valley. Most frequently accessed from China Camp trailhead, many backpackers also visit Pine Valley via the Pine Ridge or Carmel River trails. Pine Valley is a large…
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,…
Rainbow Camp North Los Padres
1550 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Rainbow is located at the junction of the Big Sur and South Fork Trails in the Ventana Wilderness. Most of the trails that lead to this camp are hard to follow if not impassable. As a result this camp doesn't see a lot of visitors.
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.
Rattlesnake Camp North Los Padres
2350 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Rattlesnake Camp is located along the Rattlesnake Creek Trail and is a prime destination for backpackers going from Los Padres Reservoir up towards Pat Springs. This camp was probably so named because of the wildraspberries that grow here (in season).
Rays Camp South Los Padres
2380 ft. • Santa Barbara County • Santa Lucia Ranger District • Trail Camp
Ray's Camp is a small camp located on the Manzana Trail 5.5 miles upstream from NIRA beneath the shade of a few oaks next to Manzana Creek. This section of creek is where alder trees first start to appear and the camp is typically the first camp where…
Redwood Camp North Los Padres
1800 ft. • Monterey County • Monterey Ranger District • Trail Camp
Redwood Camp is located along the Pine Ridge Trail in the Ventana Wilderness. It is the next camp past Sykes on the trail from Big Sur towards China Camp. Located in a thick redwood lined creek, Redwood has year round water and some amazing trees.
