OHV Trail Riding

OHV Trail Riding 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).

  There are no cabins on the district, but there are campgrounds and group campgrounds.

• Ballinger Canyon OHV Day Use Riding Area
• Deer Park
• Frazier Mountain Trailhead - 20W03
• Santa Barbara Ranger District

  Santa Barbara Ranger District offers camping, day hiking, backpacking, fishing, horse riding and camping, mountain biking, hunting, OHV riding and camping, swimming in the Santa Ynez River and beautiful wildflower displays in the spring.

  There are no cabins. Campgrounds only.

• Buckhorn Road
• Camuesa Road
• Divide Peak OHV Trailhead
• Upper Oso OHV Staging Area-Buckhorn-Camuesa OHV Rd
• 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 at (805) 925-9538 or contact your nearest Big 5 Sporting Goods Store.

  Disperse Camping

  Contact the ranger station for disperse camping information: (805) 925-9538 Mon-Fri, 8:00-4:30pm.
• Catway OHV Jeep Trail 29W02
• Figueroa OHV Recreation Area

  Catway Jeep Trail 29W02 - Temporarily closed 11/25/2024 - Figureoa Mountain OHV Area. This 2.5 mile long narrow trail is a connecter from Sunset Valley Rd. to Catway/Zaca Ridge Rd. More difficulty.

  Zaca Ridge/Catway Road 8N02 - Temporarily cosed due to wet weather conditions 11/25/2024 - This route begins at Figueroa Mountain Road and follows Zaca Ridge until it meets at a dead-end. Easiest

  East Pinery OHV Rd 8N32 - Open - This is a easy 1.7 mile one way trail with an elevation gain of 459 ft.

• Catway Rd 8N02/Zaca Ridge Rd
• La Panza Campground
• Navajo Flat OHV Staging Area and campsites
• 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. 

• 15E05- Howards Bypass Trail
• 15E07- Powerline Trail
• 15E09- Benchmark
• 15E10- Quail
• 15E11- Garcia Ridge
• 16E02- Las Chiches Cut Off
• 16E04- Queen Bee
• 16E08- Las Chiches
• 16E09- Pine Mountain
• 16E16- Mare Springs
• 16E21- Burnout
• 16E22- McGinnis Creek
• 16E23- Navajo Bypass
• 16E24- Tower Trail
• 18E02- La Canada Trail
• 18E05- La Panza-Bypass
• Rockfront OHV Area

  Update: March 15, 2024: Rockfront OHV Area has re-opened.
   
  There are still a few trails in Rockfront that are not open to the public yet. These are: Paradise 17E08 (Trail 26), Big Rocks 17E10 (Trail 28), and Twin Rocks 17E12 (Trail 30). These trails are marked at Rockfront. Repairs to these trails are ongoing.
   
  Baja and Buck Springs campgrounds are open and will be accessible after the wet weather closure for Rock Front ends. Paradise campground is inaccessible due to the closure of Paradise Trail. These campgrounds will be open barring any damage from the recent storms. Our crews will assess these campgrounds as soon as conditions permit safe access.

  The Rockfront 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

• 17E05- Logan Ridge
• 17E06- Shaw Ridge
• 17E07- Los Machos
• 17E08- Paradise
• 17E09- Branch Creek
• 17E10- Big Rocks
• 17E12- Twin Rocks
• Turkey Flat OHV Campground/Staging Area/Trailhead