TRAIL VOLUNTEERS: Return to Happy Hunting Ground, Working Vacation
Happy Hunting Ground Working Vacation Continues April 22-28, 2024 Hello Friends, The LPFA and our wonderful trail volunteers just completed 3 miles of trail restoration (technically 2.9, but who’s counting?) within the San Rafael Wilderness as
Manzana Trail is Where It’s At!
Hello Friends! It’s trail season and the LPFA will once again be hosting a Working Vacation to help maintain the backcountry trails of the Los Padres Forest. This season we are focusing on restoring the beloved
Backcountry Season is NOW! – Los Padres Forest
Spring has sprung or is springing across the Los Padres… The grass is green, the big mountains are covered in snow, the creeks and rivers are flowing strong and the mountains should be calling ~
Los Padres New Years Information, LPFA
A Big Sunset Across Little Pine, no Photoshop or filters needed…. Hello Friends ~ Happy Holidays! You’re likely getting inundated with year-end emails so we’ll keep this short but we needed to share a couple Los
#GivingTuesday for the Ventura Backcountry Trails
Hello Friends, Let’s talk a little Ventura Backcountry. Highway 33, which is the primary road used to access the Ventura Backcountry, has been closed since January due to storm damage. Hwy 33 is used to visit
Los Padres Forest Association: For the Lines and the Green
A colored line with an epic view deep within the green, photo CHorgan Hello Friends, We all love maps. Look below at the map of South Central California and you’ll notice how the Los Padres
Giving to the Ventura Backcountry Trails
Hello Friends, We hope this email finds you well heading into what should be a lovely Thanksgiving Weekend. Thanksgiving is a fun time of year in the Los Padres. We’ve got peak fall colors across
LPFA Working Vacations: Hammers, Pulaskis and Friends!
Manzana Schoolhouse Re-Roofed The LPFA just wrapped up an incredibly successful 5-day Working Vacation based at the Manzana Schoolhouse. In addition to the usual top-notch trail work, our volunteers also replaced the decrepit roof on
Calling All Los Padres Photographers
Hello Trail & Forest Friends, Like it or not, the clock keeps ticking and the calendar pages keep turning. In order to help with this Sisyphean cycle, the LPFA will be once again produce a Los
