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

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

Los Padres Trail Updates, Volunteering and Forest 411

Anyone else taking advantage of these unseasonably warm and clear February days? From Arroyo Quemado Trail…. Volunteer trail maintenance overnights aren’t all about the work! Volunteers recounting LP adventures over a glowing LP sunset, photo

Seasonal Gates and Upcoming LPFA Projects

Snow fell lower than usual across many parts of the forest this past weekend. Did you get any sweet snow views? From winter 2024, Michael Blake Hi Friends,  We hope you enjoyed the rain, hail

LPFA Trail Days: Piedra Blanca Trail, Jan 17 – 20

Nothing quite like a Los Padres January sunset…. Piedra Blanca TH Happy New Year Friends,  For better or worse, the Los Padres has seen a dry, dry start to the winter season. While we’re all

LPFA Trail Updates and Opportunities

Anyone else catch an epic Los Padres view recently? Greetings Friends,  It’s been a busy December here at LPFA. We’ve been all across the forest from Lake Piru to Figueroa Mountain and Santa Barbara Canyon

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

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

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

Call for Photos and November Volunteering with LPFA!

2025 Los Padres Calendar:  CALL FOR PHOTOS! Hi Friends,  We’re still looking for photos from Forest users to fill the pages of our annual Los Padres-themed Wall Calendar!Last year’s calendar was a smashing success, help