Los Padres National Forest

Los Padres stretches from Big Sur to Los Angeles—nearly two million acres of chaparral, condors, and solitude. This is California’s rugged backbone: the Ventana Wilderness, Sespe Creek, mountains that drop straight into the Pacific. Fewer visitors than Yosemite means more trail for you. It’s fire-adapted, resilient, and essential. Los Padres protects watersheds for millions while harboring some of the state’s wildest terrain. Wear it because this forest works harder than most people realize.