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Adobe trail is located off Hwy 166, in Santa Barbara / San Luis Obispo County. This hike is most enjoyable if started early in the morning before the heat of the day. This part of the Los Padres Nat Forest would be considered coastal mountainous high desert with chaparral & scattered oaks. 6 mile out & back hike. Part the hike skirts a creek but is mostly dry year round.
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Nice place when the weather is right and the water is high. Tough when the temp is over 75.
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Comfortable weather for this exposed hike 3/24-25. Still a well-travelled path; we pitched camp at a site a little too close to the trail to avoid the noise of late comers and goers to the spring. A few nice campsite options along the way. If the water is high enough in hotter weather seems worth camping along Sespe creek just for swimming holes.
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This short out-and-back hike was a really nice surprise. The short hike was well worth the views of the California Coast at the end. We really enjoyed a lot of different plants, many in bloom; on the way up and back. I would definitely recommend this hike. There was even a little picnic bench at the end so you could have lunch and enjoy the view. The trail itself was well maintained and easy to follow. We parked in a nice dirt parking spot on the opposite side of the road.
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Apparently this camp site is closed bc of artillery rounds were found. Probably never to be open for a very very long time 😢
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Jamie on Mosca
Patfish on Tobe
Bunnie on Gretzky
Shayna on Winston
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This was a great ride with a little bit of everything from easy to moderate difficulty. $5 to enter the area was worth the work they have done to the area ( bathrooms, camp area, signage etc etc ). Can be busy but the amount of space made it seem remote. Remember to stay to your side on the corners and watch for criss traffic and you’ll be fine.
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Took this only as far as Willet Hot Spring. Difficult in the heat, lots of sand to hike through on the trail, best bet is to hike out in the morning hours and jump in the creek in various spots along the way at the day progresses. Beautiful area, Willet was clean and incredible.
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It was hot and lots of bugs. Probably wrong time of the year for this area. Also, the views were hampered by the smoke from fires.
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Beautiful views, great for picnics or an overnight. Can be done in a car, Jeep, hike or bike.
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Great day! Was about 82 at the trailhead. Couldn’t get all the way to the trailhead campground. The road ends at the corral.
Saw a fox snag a quail and run off it with. Was pretty wild.
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McDonald is a nice view down into the condor wilderness and some gorgeous terrain! Also
I forgot to finish my track sorry about that >.<
Waypoint for register. Which was eaten up by mice so isn’t really intact
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Great hike and awesome camp grounds for thru hikers. The scramble description from hps doesn’t explain well enough how steel and difficult that is
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One of my favorite local hikes for sure. 360 degree view. You can see from Pismo to ragged point, and on clear days all the way to the sierras.
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This road is paved half of the way, almost to Broadcast Peak. Then it turns into a fun rocky and dirt road. I’m a novice wheeler in a stock JKU and had no problems. Took a little longer than I expected.
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Started at 8 in the parking lot. This is a steady uphill grind for 7 miles. The views on top was very nice.
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Drove in to campground, sauntered over, achieved the peak! Then moved car to Chumash Wilderness and Grouse Mountain followed by Sawmill: no strolling involved on that part.
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Steep grades, good trails, beautiful views with alpine flowers and lots of shade. Only one rattlesnake.
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Lots of thistle on nice, flat part of trail near the campground. Beautiful views, old road.
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Pretty sweet off road trail. Took my 97 4Runner on it stock, except 31” all terrains. Clearance was good except for the trailer hitch. I probably hit that every other bump lol. Good views and trail kept well
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Great trail, will get feet wet crossing over the creek on several crossings.
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Add 2.5 miles or so to the hike because the access road may be closed getting to the trailhead. This hike is very difficult. I had to turn back about 6 miles in, as there was a very long narrow ledge with a steep drop I didn’t think my pup and I would be able to make. Just wasn’t worth the risk to me. It rained often and was chilly in March when I went through in the upper 40’s 😭.
I’ll be back and will take the other trail in instead.
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