Los padres national forest

The Los Padres National Forest is California’s second largest national forest, extending nearly 220 miles across the scenic Coast and Transverse Ranges. Rising from the Pacific Ocean to over 8,800 feet in elevation, these wildlands form the backdrop of many local communities in Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and Kern Counties. Outdoor Recreation […]

Talking to Craig Carey, author of “Hiking & Backpacking Santa Barbara & Ventura,” a new guide to the southern Los Padres.

This week's beautiful nature walk comes to us from Los Padres National Forest outside of San Luis Obispo, CA. There Florence and her family explored the hills and trails and found a road to the top of the world where the mountains and ocean met. Thanks Florence for sharing this fun trip! If you would like to contribute to our weekly Nature Walk series, you can learn more about submitting photos here, or you can also visit our Nature Walk Group Pool on Flickr to add your adventures to the…

Quality family time is so important and can seem hard to acquire sometimes. Even if you make real effort not to be consumed with activities during the week, life happens. Doctor appointments, sport practices, late nights at work…the list goes on.

With a blustery forecast set for Sunday and Monday, I begrudgingly decided to postpone a backpacking trip. The slight chance of rain that was also expected was of little concern, but the thought of…

Salmon Creek Falls is a 120 foot waterfall in Southern Big Sur. Located in the Los Padres National Forest, this family-friendly hike is about a quarter mile

Red Rock- Los Padres National Forest- Santa Barbara, CA Beautiful place to swim and camp.

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