LP Trail Talk Series & Wildflowers

LPFA TRAIL TALK SERIES     Got plans for April 19?  You do now……  Headed up by Super Volunteer Scott Kipp, the LPFA has been working on lining up a series of talks, films and presentations

Volunteer Season & Pine Valley Legend

San Luis Obispo Backcountry, March 2016 NOW is quintessential Los Padres.  Flowers are blooming, grass is green, water is flowing (mostly), days are warm (mostly) and nights are cool.  If you’re not getting out on

Buckhorn Trail & 20 Years of VWR!

Upper Buckhorn Trailhead BUCKHORN TRAIL PROJECT Hello Everyone!  We are beyond excited to announce that the LPFA is partnering with SBMTV to host a weekend trail project along the Buckhorn Trail in the Santa Barbara

What’s a WORKING VACATION?

 WORKING VACATIONS If you check the dictionary or an online source and look up the antonym for the word VACATION, the first response that comes back is the word WORK.  Generally the words WORK and

Surfing Los Padres

Greetings Everyone, Hope you are getting some trail time in this spring-like February we’ve endured.  Big news from the LPFA this week is a partnership event we are hosting next week at Surf Brewery in

Los Padres Events, Yeehaw!

Cuyama Badlands Below, Mt. Pinos Above, January 2016; photo Humphrey Good Evening Everyone, Most of the forest saw a good dose of rain today.  While the Southern LP is forecast to get less than an

Fire Restrictions Lifted & Trail Project Schedule 2016

Lucky Pooch Recharging by the Campfire FIRE RESTRICTIONS LIFTED Hi Everyone, Happy New Year!  The big news across the forest this past week has been the change in Fire Restrictions.  Effective January 9, the fire

Tis the Season

Hi Everybody, You’re probably not quite finished with your holidays shopping, right?  Well, if there are any Los Padres lovers on your list, we wanted to remind you that nothing says        fill in

First Six Days of Trailsmas

The LP Forest Service has made it a priority to focus on the restoration of the lands affected by the 2007 Zaca Fire.  The highlight of 2015 for the LPFA was being able to team

2016 Los Padres Calendar

Back by popular demand, the LPFA is producing 2016 calendars featuring the spectacular sights from around the Los Padres Forest.  We produced 4 years of calendars from 2008-2011 highlighting waterfalls, this time around we’ve opened