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
Fire Restrictions, Trail work Updates & Volunteer Opportunities
Hello Friends, While the green of Spring certainly has felt short-lived this year, with 100% of the state of CA experiencing drought and 41 (out of 58) counties experiencing a drought emergency, we were glad to get
There’s Snow Better Time in the Los Padres
Hello Friends, For those of us who resorted to rain dance rituals in order to break our mid-January drought, remember what you did, cause it worked and in some cases might have worked too well! This
La Brea Restoration Update
Mountain bikers enjoying the recently restored post-Thomas Fire Romero Fire Road. The trail restoration was part of a joint project between LPFA, SBMTV, MTF, SBCTC and the Forest Service. Photo Ray Ford Hello Again Friends,
Opening Soberanes – Get Your 2018 Calendar!
Mid-Fall Colors, Mono Jungle, November 2017 Hello Friends, It is fall and the weather is changing. These past few weeks we’ve seen our Los Padres autumn colors coming in, temps are cooling quickly and we’ve
Working Gear Big Beer Karma Sur Sale Vacation
Western Start (not end) of the Mission Pine Trail Greetings Everyone – Hello, It’s finally October! The nights are getting cooler, the days shorter, fall is setting in, the creeks are flowing a bit better
BIG SURealism
Pfeiffer Gulch (Canyon) Bridge, photo CalTrans Hello Los Padres, Once again we find ourselves in the dog days of summer, closer to fall than spring but aren’t the dog days supposed to be lethargic and
National Trails Day in the Los Padres
Madulce, site of the recently completed 10-day Working Vacation NATIONAL TRAILS DAY 2017 The first Saturday of June is now observed across the country as National Trails Day (NTD). Chances are if you are
LP STORMS 2017: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
That’s not the Mississippi! Santa Ynez River at Sage Hill, February 17, photo Chris Orr Good Morning Everyone and Happy Presidents Day! We are in the midst of what is clearly going to be remembered
LPFA Big Sur Wilderness Celebration
BIG SUR WILDERNESS CELEBRATION For those of you in the Big Sur area or wanting an excuse to cruise Hwy 1, the LPFA is hosting a Wilderness Celebration at Big Sur Station on Saturday June
