Camping

< Sunset: Scrub oak, scattered pine, canyon type < Lily Meadows: Jeffery and sugar pine shaded campground, 3 sites, difficult 4WD access only. Not a camp, 2 sites, carry water, North Fork Trail 22W02, Campfire Use Site. No fee. Chumash Wilderness. Camping < Thorn Meadows: Open Jeffrey pine shaded < Mesa Springs: Pinon pine and Chaparral camp, 2 c Mt. Pinos Ranger District campground, 5 sites, graded dirt road, public corral, 1 sites, water in spring (purify), San Emigdio Mesa Trail vault toilet. No fee. 22W21, Chumash Wilderness. Los Padres National Forest < Tinta: Pinon shaded campground, 3 sites, sandy < Sheep Camp: Jeffery pine shaded camp, 4 sites, river crossing, 1 vault toilet, Tinta motorcycle Trail water in spring ¼ mile above camp (purify), North trailhead. No fee. Fork Trail 22W02, Chumash Wilderness. < Toad Springs: Pinon shaded campground, 5 sites, < Painted Rock: Potrero Grassland, 3 sites, water at graded dirt road. No fee. Montgomery spring (purify), Rocky Ridge Trail < Valle Vista: Pinon/Oak shaded campground, 7 27W04. sites, 2 vault toilets. Fee - Adventure Pass, Annual < Ozena: Scattered cottonwood, 10 sites, paved Interagency, Interagency Access or Age Pass. road, 2 vault toilets. Hike in Camps -No fee in these camps. < Pine Springs: Pinon shaded campground, 12 sites, < Upper Reyes: Oak woodland camp, 4 sites, water graded road, 2 vault toilets. in Reyes Creek (Purify), Piedra Blanca-Gene Marshall < Pleito: Oak/Mixed conifer shaded campground, 2 National Recreation Trail 22W03, Sespe Wilderness. sites, difficult 4WD access only. < Bear Trap: Conifer shaded camp, 2 sites, water in < Salt Creek: Oak/mixed conifer shaded camp- creek (purify), Piedra Blanca-Gene Marshall National ground, 2 sites, 4WD access only. Recreation Trail 22W03, Sespe Wilderness. < Sunset: Scrub oak, scattered pine, canyon type < Cedar Creek: Incense Cedar and pine shaded campground, 3 sites, difficult 4WD access only. camp, 3 sites, water in Cedar Creek is seasonal < Thorn Meadows: Open Jeffrey pine shaded (purify), Cedar Creek Trail 21W10, Sespe Wilderness. campground, 5 sites, graded dirt road, public corral, 1 < Fishbowls: Conifer shaded camp, 2 sites, water in vault toilet. creek is seasonal (purify), Fishbowls Trail 21W05, < Tinta: Pinon shaded campground, 3 sites, sandy Sespe Wilderness. river crossing, 1 vault toilet, Tinta motorcycle Trail < Buck Creek: Douglas fir and various pine shaded trailhead. camp, 1 site, water in creek is seasonal (purify), Buck < Toad Springs: Pinon shaded campground, 5 sites, Creek Trail 18W01, Sespe Wilderness. graded dirt road. < Little Mutau: Hardwood shaded camp, 1 site, < Valle Vista: Pinon/Oak shaded campground, 7 water in seasonal creek (purify), Little Mutau Trail sites, 2 vault toilets. 20W10, Sespe Wilderness. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all United States Pacific Los Padres prohibited bases apply to all program.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of Department of Southwest National program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice Agriculture Region Forest and TDD).To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call 202-720-5964 (voice or TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 4/2007 Recreation Information Developed Campgrounds Access or Age Pass. c Developed Campgrounds have tables, fire rings c Chuchupate: Pinon pine shaded campground, 24 < Cherry Creek: Oak/Mixed conifer shaded camp- and more modern vault or flush toilets. Access is from sites, paved road, 3 vault toilets. Fee - Adventure Pass, ground, 2 sites, 4WD access only. Not a Campfire Use a paved road, and interior roads and spurs are usually Annual Interagency, Interagency Access or Age Pass. Site. No fee. paved or treated for dust control. Most are Campfire c Hardluck: Streamside campground with no shade, < Chula Vista: Jeffrey Pine Shaded campground, 12 Use Sites. Developed Campgrounds on the Mt. Pinos 26 sites, paved road, 2 vault toilets. Seasonal closure. walk-in sites, 500 ft. from Parking lot, 4 vault toilets. Ranger District do not have drinking water. Fee - Adventure Pass, Annual Interagency, Interagency No fee. < Primitive Camps have a metal or concrete fire Access or Age Pass. < Cottonwood: Streamside location, 1 site, difficult ring, may have tables and primitive vault toilets, and c McGill: Jeffrey pine shaded campground, 73 4WD access only. Not a Campfire Use Site. No fee. do not have water. Most Primitive Camps on the Mt. family sites ($12), 2 group camps, 60 and 80 person < Pinos Ranger District are Campfire Use Sites. Dome Springs: Badland terrain, 4 sites, sandy sites ($75each), paved road, 10 vault toilets. Reserva- access road, passable with 2WD, 1 vault toilet. No fee. Camping outside of Developed Campgrounds and tions for group camps are made through the national < Primitive Camps is allowed except within Restricted reservation system at 1-877-444-6777 or Dutchman: Open Jeffrey pine shaded campground, Use Areas and within ¼ mile of a Developed Camp- www.recreation.gov. Concessionaire managed. 5 sites, passable with 2WD. Fee - Adventure Pass, Annual Interagency, Interagency Access or Age Pass. ground or Primitive Camp. Within Restricted Use c Mt. Pinos: Jeffrey pine shaded campground, 19 < Areas camping is allowed only in Developed Camp- sites, paved road, 4 vault toilets. Sites $12 each. Halfmoon: Jeffery pine shaded campground along grounds and Primitive Camps. Reservations are made through the national reservation creek, 10 sites, graded dirt road, 2 vault toilets. Fee - Maximum number of people allowed per site is five. system at 1-877-444-6777 or www.recreation.gov. Adventure Pass, Annual Interagency, Interagency Vehicle parking is allowed only in designated areas. Concessionaire managed. Access or Age Pass. < Most all of the campgrounds are located on roads that c Reyes Creek: Oak/Cottonwood shaded streamside Kings: Pinon/Chaparral vegetation, 7 sites, motor- are subject to seasonal closures. Please call the campground, 30 sites, chipseal road, public coral, 8 cycle use, 2WD access, 1 vault toilet, Snowy Trail District Office prior to planning your trip. vault toilets, Handicap fishing pier, Piedra Blanca- trailhead. Adventure Pass, Annual Interagency, Inter- A California Campfire Permit is required at all times Gene Marshall National Recreation Trail trailhead. agency or for all fires, including wood fires, barbecues and Fee - Adventure Pass, Annual Interagency, Interagency < Marian: Open Jeffrey pine shaded campground, 5 stoves, outside of designated Campfire Use Sites. Access or Age Pass. sites, rough dirt road access, some ruts accessible by Campfire Use Sites are Forest Service recreation sites Primitive Camps 2WD. No fee. where you may use an open wood fire or a Drive in Camps < Nettle Spring: Pinon shaded campground, 5 sites, barbecuewithout a California Campfire Use Permit. < Aliso: Oak shaded campground, 8 sites. Aliso and dirt road, 2 vault toilets. No fee. Campfire Use Sites are listed on the Forest Recreation McPherson Trail trailhead. No fee. < Ozena: Scattered cottonwood, 10 sites, paved road, Map, and the list is available at Forest Service offices < 2 vault toilets. Fee - Adventure Pass, Annual Inter- and on the Forest website. Ballinger: Badland terrain with little shade, 11 sites, primarily motorcycle use area, designated trail agency, Interagency Access or Age Pass. Seasonal Fire Restrictions prohibit the use of wood system, no cross-country use, 4 vault toilets. Fee - < Pine Springs: Pinon shaded campground, 12 sites, fires and barbecues outside of Campfire Use Sites. Adventure Pass, Annual Interagency, Interagency graded road, 2 vault toilets. Fee - Adventure Pass, They also restrict smoking to within vehicles and Access or Age Pass. Annual Interagency, Interagency Access or Age Pass. Campfire Use Sites or cleared areas. Under some < < conditions, wood fires and barbecues may be prohib- Caballo: Pinon pine shaded campground, 5 sites, Pleito: Oak/Mixed conifer shaded campground, 2 ited in all areas of the national forest, including within rough dirt road, some ruts, accessible by 2WD, 2 vault sites, difficult 4WD access only. Not a Campfire Use Campfire Use Sites. Check with the district office or toilets. No fee. Site. No fee. the forest’s website www.fs.fed.us/r5/lospadres. < Campo Alto: Jeffrey pine shaded campground, < Salt Creek: Oak/mixed conifer shaded camp- paved road, 12 sites, 1 group area, 4 vault toilets. Fee - ground, 2 sites, 4WD access only. Not a Campfire Use Adventure Pass, Annual Interagency, Interagency Site. No fee.