Santa Lucia Ranger District

Family hiking San Rafael Wilderness

Springtime backpacking on the Manzana Creek Trail , San Rafael Wilderness

Date: February 1, 2025

Know Before You Go!

Santa Lucia Ranger District: 805-925-9538. Press #1 for road and recreation site conditions/open/closed areas. Press #0 to reach a visitor information assistant.
The office in Santa Maria is open Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm. Closed weekends and federal holidays.
The office is located at 1616 N. Carlotti Drive, Santa Marica, CA 93454.
Check weather conditions before you head out into the forest. Locations: Santa Maria/Santa Ynez Valley/San Luis Obispo/Pozo/Atascadero The National Weather Service
Contact www.recreation.gov to make or cancel a camping reservation or call 1-877-444-6777.
Parks Management Company - www.campone.com or email: customerservice@pmcparks.com

Lake Fire Closure Information

The following areas in the Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area are closed: Figueroa Campground, Pino Alto Picnic Area, Figueroa Lookout and Cumbre Day Use. The Figueroa Lookout Rd to the day use/picnic areas are closed.

All Figueroa Mountain hiking trails are closed.

Happy Canyon Road is open to Sunset Valley Rd. Sunset Valley Rd is open to Davy Brown and Nira. Davy Brown and Nira campgrounds are open. The Manzana Creek Trail is open, but several trail camps are still closed: Potrero, Coldwater and Horsehoe Bend.

Road Closures:

Figueroa Lookout Rd up to the Pino Alto Picnic Area and the Lookout Day Use Area are closed due to the Lake Fire Closure.

Campground Closures

Figueroa Mountain Campground

Figueroa Mountain Day Use Areas

Closed due to the Lake Fire Forest Closure Order

Hiking trail Closures

All hiking trails in the Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area are closed due to the Lake Fire Closure:

Davy Brown Trail from Figueroa Mountain
La Jolla Trail - Figueroa Mountain
White Rock Trail - Figueroa Mountain
Munch Trail - Figueroa Mountain
Willow Springs - Figueroa Mountain

Midland School Hiking Trails - Figueroa Mountain Area

The Green Gate Trail Loop is open. Lover's Loop Trail is closed.

Midland School Trails website

Forest Orders

Forest Order 05-07-00-25-13 Fire Use Restrictions: This Order is effective from January 31, 2025, through March 31, 2025.

Forest Order 05-07-00-25-03 and Exhibit A

West Cuesta Fire Use Restrictions Forest Order 05-07-53-24-19

Effective December 10, 2024 through December 9, 2026

Lake Fire Post-Burn Safety Forest Closure Order 05-07-53-24-21

Effective August 29 2024 through January 31, 2025

Forest Closure Order

Forest Closure MAP

Special Forest Closure Order - Storm Damage and Recovery: Effective: July 19, 2024 through July 18, 2025

Santa Lucia Ranger District - Special Closure Forest Order 05-07-53-24-13

Closure Map

Occupancy and Use Forest Order 5-07-00-24-02 effective February 6, 2024 through February 5, 2026

Forest Order 5-07-00-24-02

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.S0(a), and to provide for public safety and protect natural resources, the following act is prohibited within the Los Padres National Forest. This Order is effective from February 6, 2024, through February 5, 2026.

1. Camping:

a. in a developed campground, for a period longer than 14 consecutive days or for more than 28 days during a calendar year; or

b. anywhere other than a developed campground, for a period longer than seven consecutive days or for more than 21 days during a calendar year.

36 C.F.R. § 261.58(a).

Road Status

Bates Canyon Rd from the campground up to Sierra Madre Rd - Open
Catway/Zaca Ridge Rd 8N02 at Figueroa Mountain Rd - Open
Catway OHV Jeep Trail (29W02) - Open
East Pinery OHV Rd (8N32) - Open
Figueroa Mountain Rd from Hwy 154/Los Olivos to Ranger Peak - Open
Figueroa Mountain Rd from Cachuma Saddle up to Ranger Peak - Open
Happy Canyon Road to Sunset Valley Road - Open
Hi Mountain Rd - Temporarily closed for the winter due to wet weather conditions. Closed by SLO County and the Forest Service
Pozo Summit Rd - Open
Sierra Madre Rd from Hwy 166 to McPhearson Peak and Miranda Pine Campground - Open
Pine Canyon Rd from Sierra Madre (Miranda Pine CG) is open to Horseshoe Campground. The road is closed to Brookshire Campground
Sunset Valley Rd to Davy Brown and Nira Campgrounds and the trailheads to the Manzana Creek trail - Open
West Cuesta/TV Tower Rd - Open

Campgrounds

American Canyon Campground - Only open during Zone A Deer Hunting Season (Aug-September)
Baja (Rockfront OHV Area) - Open
Barrel Springs Campground - Closed
Bates Campground (Hwy 166) - Open
Brookshire - Closed
Buck Springs (Rockfront OHV Area) - Open
Cerro Alto Campground is open, but due to storm damage, sites# 4,5,6 and 7 are closed until further notice
Davy Brown Campground - Open
Figueroa Campground - Closed
Friis (Pozo/La Panza OHV Area) - Open
Hi Mountain Campground - Temporarily closed for the winter due to to wet weather conditions
Horseshoe Campground - Open
La Panza Campground - Closed
Miranda Pine (Sierra Madre Rd) - Open
Nira Campground - Open
Paradise (Rockfront OHV Area) - inaccessible due to Paradise Rd/Trail closure (Trail 26) - Open
Navajo Flat Campground (Pozo/La Panza area) - Open
Turkey Flat Campground (Pozo/La Panza area) - Open
Wagon Flat - Closed

Figueroa Mountain OHV Trails

Catway OHV Jeep Trail (29W02) - Open
East Pinery OHV Rd (8N32) - Open
8N02 / Catway Zaca Ridge Rd - Open
8N02A / Zaca Peak OHV Rd - Open

Rockfront Ranch OHV Area

Open

There is still one OHV trail in the Rockfront area that is not open to the public yet, this trail being Twin Rocks 17E12 (Trail 30). This trail closure is marked at Rockfront.

Open Pozo OHV Trailheads/Staging Areas

Navajo Flat OHV Staging Area
Turkey Flat OHV Staging Area

Open Pozo/La Panza OHV Trails

15E05 Howard’s Bypass OHV Trail
15E07 Powerline OHV Trail
16E22 McGinnis Creek OHV Trail
116E04 Queen Bee OHV Trail
16E08 Las Chiches OHV Trail
16E09 Pine Mountain OHV Trail
16E16 Mare Springs OHV Trail
116E21 Burnout OHV Trail
6E02 Las Chiches Cut-Off OHV Trail
18E02 La Canada Trail
18E05 La Panza OHV Trail
Navajo Flat OHV Staging Area
16E23 Navajo Bypass OHV Trail
16E24 Tower OHV Trail
Turkey Flat OHV Staging Area
28S02A Benchmark OHV Road

Pozo Area/Black Mountain Area Roads and OHV Trails

Open

Black Mouintain Rd 29S10
Navajo Road 29S02.1
12N03.1 / Old Sierra OHV Road
12N03.2 / Old Sierra Road
28S02.1 & 02.2 / Fernandez Road
31S02.1 & 02.2 / Branch Mountain Road
31S02.3 & 02.4 / Branch Mountain OHV Road.
31S13 / Branch Mountain Road
32S09 / Jolla Road

Hiking Trails

Davy Brown Trail from Figueroa Mountain - Closed due to the Lake Fire
La Jolla Trail - Figueroa Mountain - Closed
White Rock Trail - Figueroa Mountain - Closed
Munch Trail - Figueroa Mountain - Closed
Willow Springs - Figueroa Mountain - Closed
Manzana Creek Trail West to Manzana Schoolhouse - Open
Manzana Creek Trail East to Manzana Narrows - Open
McKinley Trail from Cachuma Saddle/Happy Canyon Rd - Open
Cerro Alto Trail - Open
East Cuesta Ridge Road (hiking or bicycles only - no vehicles) and trails off of Hwy 101 - Cuesta Grade - Open
Adobe Trail - Off of Hwy 166 - Open
Gifford Trail - Off of Hwy 166 - Open
Willow Springs Trail - Off of Hwy 166 - Open