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

Los Padres Backcountry Season is Here!!!

MANZANA SCHOOLHOUSE WORKING VACATION: Nov 1-6, 2023 Hello Friends, Lets get right to it! The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler and we know what that means:    BACKCOUNTRY SEASON IS HERE! 

2024 Los Padres Calendar – Call for Photos

Ready or not, 2024 is right around the corner…(!) In order to help decorate your office, kitchen or gear nook, the LPFA will once again be producing a Los Padres wall calendar for the upcoming year.

Let’s GO Los Padres! National Public Lands Day

Hello Friends, Slowly but surely, thanks to continued efforts from the Forest Service and partner organizations like the LPFA, additional storm-damaged trails and roads are being reopened across the Los Padres Forest. The Forest Service

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Los Padres A Zone Opening Weekend & Volunteer Events Ahead

Hello Friends, This weekend (Saturday August 12) kicks off the opening weekend of A Zone South General Deer Season, which is the most popular hunting season here in the Los Padres. A Zone encompasses just

Los Padres: We Have Fire Restrictions!

   LOS PADRES FIRE RESTRICTIONS    Hello Los Padres Friends, Effective today (August 1, 2023) the Los Padres National Forest is going into what might be considered Stage 1 fire restrictions. Please read the Forest

July Los Padres News! Deer Season, Pine Mountain, Heat, Revised Closure Order… OH MY!

Hello Forest Friends! We hope your summer is going well and that you’re finding plenty of excuses to continue enjoying the Los Padres despite the recent hot weather. There’s still plenty of good water flowing

Los Padres National Trails WEEK & Forest Closure Revision

Hello Friends, We hope this email finds you rested and ready for an adventurous weekend in the Los Padres. We wanted to send out a quick reminder that tomorrow June 3 is National Trails Day