OHV Camping

Ballinger Campground

Ballinger OHV Campground, Mt. Pinos Ranger District

OHV Camping Areas

Mt. Pinos Ranger District
Mt. Pinos Ranger District offers camping, day hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, OHV riding and camping, scenic drives, nature viewing and winter sports (cross country skiing and sledding).
Ballinger Campground
Goldhill Camping Area
Ojai Ranger District
The Ojai area includes the Matilija Wilderness and part of the Sespe Wilderness. The Sespe Creek Wild and Scenic River crosses this area.
Nordhoff Ridge Road
Santa Lucia Ranger District
The Santa Lucia Ranger District offers a diversity of outdoor opportunities. These lands are yours - to visit, to care for, but most of all, to enjoy. What are you waiting for? Pack up your family and friends and head for adventure in America's Great Outdoors. The Santa Lucia Ranger District offers a variety of recreational opportunities... hiking and backpacking, trail riding by horse, mountain biking, off-highway vehicles, hunting, camping and picnicking, and don't forget vibrant wildflower displays each spring especially in the Figueroa Recreation Area.

Recreation passes are required for use of certain recreation sites and areas in the forest, and for certain facilities and services.

Parks Management Concession Company

For more information about concession-managed campgrounds and day use areas in the Los Padres National Forest, please visit: www.campone.com.

Adventure Pass

On the Santa Lucia Ranger District, the Adventure Pass is only required at the following campgrounds: Hi Mountain, Miranda Pine, Horseshoe, Bates, Brookshire and American Canyon (deer hunting season only). Contact the Santa Lucia Ranger District office for more information about purchasing and using the Adventure Pass. (805) 448-6487 or contact your nearest Big 5 Sporting Goods Store.

Disperse Camping

Contact the ranger station for disperse camping information: (805) 865-0416, Mon-Fri, 8:00-4:30pm.
Baja Campground
Buck Spring Campground
Friis Campground
Hi Mountain Campground
La Panza Campground
Navajo Flat Campground
Paradise Campground
Pozo - La Panza OHV Area
The Pozo/La Panza area is located on the north side of the District. This 18,867-acre area has approximately 44.5 miles of routes that vary from sandy washes to a ridgeline route including a section known to expert riders as the Stair Steps. It has 300-foot drop-off within a few feet of the steps.

Map of the Pozo - La Panza OHV Area

The Adventure Pass is not required for use in this area. This is a concession-managed fee area. Day use is $10. Campgrounds are $20/night. Fee tubes are located at the OHV trailheads and campgrounds.
Rock Front OHV Area
The Rock Front area is located in the center of the Ranger District. This 15,328-acre area provides 41 miles of 4x4 trails that vary from rock-covered canyons to ridgeline trails with outstanding vistas of the Cuyama Valley.

Map of the Rock Front OHV Area
Turkey Flat OHV Staging Area/Trailhead