Alder Creek Trail - 20W11

Area Status: Open

Alder Creek Trail (20W11)

Dough Flat Rd is open all the way up to the Dough Flat Trailhead. There is access to the Alder Creek Trail.

WILDERNESS

Length: 7.5

Difficulty: moderate trailhead to Cow Spring, difficult to Shady Camp turnoff

Take Highway 126 to Fillmore. Turn north on A Street/Goodenough Road and drive 14.1 miles to Dough Flat. This is a narrow, rough road that is traveled by large oil trucks. Be very cautious in route to trailhead. From here, you enter the Sespe Wilderness. Hike 2.5 miles north to the Bucksnort Junction. Continue west one mile to reach Cow Spring Camp. Water is usually only available here during winter and spring. Continue 3.2 miles down to Alder Creek Camp. The trail below Dripping Springs becomes narrow and sections of the tread have been destroyed from winter flooding. There are two campsites separated by the creek crossing. Continue west along the creek .8 miles to reach the junction with Trail #9.

Contact the Los Padres Forest Association for trail conditions: info@lpforest.org or check www.hikelospadres.com

At a Glance

Current Conditions:	Dough Flat Rd is open to a locked gate three miles from the trailhead. Park near the locked gate
Closest Towns:	Filmore, CA
Information Center:	For information, call (805) 968-6640 or (805) 724-0079, Mon-Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm.

General Information

Directions:

Take Highway 126 to Fillmore. Turn north on A Street/Goodenough Road and drive 14.1 miles to Dough Flat. This is a rough dirt road that is traveled by large oil trucks. Continue on to the end of the road at the Dough Flat trailhead. During winter months, the gate is locked and you have to walk an extra 3 miles to the trailhead. From here, you enter the Sespe Wilderness and the Sespe Condor Sanctuary.