Author: Bryan Conant

Los Padres Updates & NPLD Trail Projects ~ Come Get It!

It’s a big forest, HikeLosPadres can help you find somewhere new. SB Backcountry – September 2026. Photo R.H. Howdy Friends, Lots going on up and down the Los Padres at the moment, please see all the good information

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Timber Fire Closures & Trail Work Ahead

The normally bustling Big Sur Visitor Center…. no tourists right now but always a hub for helping the community in times of need. Thanks Tim! Howdy Friends,  The BIG news across the Los Padres Forest

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Los Padres – It’s New Years!

The LPFA works hard to ensure that trails like the Lost Valley Trail don’t actually become lost or cause people to get lost…. What’s your favorite trail?  Where do you like to go most in the

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Gifford Fire: Updates & Closure Information

Night #1 of the Gifford Fire – as seen during a LPFA Volunteer Trail Project on the Mission Pine Trail, photo David F. Hello Friends,  Unless you’ve been living under a rock or out on

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The Smallest Los Padres Email

The Smallest Post Office – as seen along Highway 33 for many decades The Smallest Post Office Many of you may remember passing a really small Post Office while heading out from Ojai along Highway

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LOS PADRES: Sunny Skies Ahead with Strong Chance of TRAIL WORK in the Forecast

Sespe Wilderness Roaring – photo Mark H. Hello Friends,  Tis the season for Trail Work and we’ve got a lot of upcoming trail projects in the queue including two 10-day Working Vacations and an assortment

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Lake Fire + Trail Work = #GivingTuesday

Hello Friends,  We won’t take up much more of your time this evening, we’re sure you’ve had plenty of #GivingTuesday emails already, but we did want to share a short YouTube video that we created. The video highlights some

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LPFA: It’s Gotta Be #GivingTuesday Somewhere

Lake Fire Los Padres Trail Restoration ‘It’s gotta be Tuesday somewhere’ Hello Friends, #GivingTuesday is just about here and we wanted to remind everyone that the LPFA will be focused this year on raising funds to help repair

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Los Padres LPFA Updates & Lake Fire #GivingTuesday

Lake Fire Los Padres Trail Restoration Hello Friends, 25 miles of Los Padres Forest trails, mainly located within the Figueroa Mountain Recreation Area, were burned this past July during the nearly 40,000 acre Lake Fire. These trails

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LPFA Hiring & Fall Volunteer Opportunities

How cool were all those amazing clouds this past week? Photo Ron ‘always in the’ Noe. Hello Friends,  It sure has been hot this past week or so. Hopefully, despite the heat, you’ve been able

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