HikeLosPadres & LPFA
It’s been over a month since the last rain and the creeks are still going strong. Get after it. Photo, BrianD Hi Friends, It’s been a warm and dry January. Not uncommon for the Los
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
2021 Los Padres Forest Association Accomplishments & Forest Updates
Hello Friends & Happy Holidays, We love what we do. We absolutely love helping the Los Padres Forest. We love the work we do restoring trails. We love sharing helpful forest information in these newsletters,
August Updates
Hello Friends, We hope you had a nice weekend and despite the heat and ever increasing lack of water, found some Los Padres exploration time. We always love seeing your photos of shaded trails, higher
Summertime, and the Los Padres is Scorchin’
Hello Friends & Fellow Forest Users, We hope you are enjoying your summer and still mixing in some Los Padres time, despite the heat and waning water. As we all know, summers are tough around
Trail work, Forest Updates & More!
Hello Friends, Since 2020 was pretty much a lost year for forest projects, we’ve been trying hard the past few months to catch up on some of the todo’s from last year while also moving
Thankful for the Los Padres Sneaker Snow Storm
Hello Friends, Welcome to fall in the Los Padres. We’ve been seeing peak fall colors this past week across most of the LP with sycamores, alders, maples and cottonwoods all dazzling in their fall bests.
Los Padres Reopens
Hello Friends, As of Friday morning, the Los Padres Forest has finally reopened! Woot woot…..!!! It’s been a challenging month and a day since the first closure was announced and we’ve certainly heard quite a few
The Los Padres is ALIVE!
Hello Friends, I spent some time earlier today writing an entirely too long paragraph which I was hoping would open this LPFA Newsletter. It went on and on about how “alive” the Los Padres is
We’ve Seen Fire and We’ve Seen Rain
Thomas Fire Engulfs Wheeler Gorge – Early December 2017 – photo USFS Hello Friends – HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This will surely be a week of reflection for most of us as we look back at the

