{"id":411,"date":"2021-02-17T01:08:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T09:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tx.netius.net\/hikes\/mount-pinos-recreation\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T00:26:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T08:26:23","slug":"mount-pinos-recreation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/mount-pinos-recreation\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Pinos Recreation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/scenery\/wild_iris_field.jpg\" alt=\"Mount Pinos Camping\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mt Pinos Campgrounds &#8211; Los Padres Camping<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A little bit of high altitude, alpine forests in Southern Cal. Mount Pinos campgrounds are the ones on the way up to Mt Pinos 8831&#8242; on the paved route to the top parking lot, <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/sightsee\/mount-pinos\/\">Mount Pinos Road<\/a>. Only 2 campgrounds take reservations &amp; can be busy in summer months. Chula Vista Camp (at the top parking lot, short walk on trail) has an amazing wildflower meadow w\/ group camp area. Drum circles are common on summer weekends.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>backpacking<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>camping<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>hiking<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>mountain biking<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>sledding &amp; snow play<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>stargazing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13623\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0023-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Drum Circle Camp\" width=\"551\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0023.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0023-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mount Pinos parking lot is well known among RVers, astronomers &amp; cross country skiers. If the 2 snow gates are open, you&#8217;ll find RVs camping out here until winter officially starts. The peak to peak trail from Mt Pinos to <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/mount-able\/\">Mt Abel 8243&#8242;<\/a> starts at this parking area &amp; trail head. Cool ski hut that no Forest Personnel every seems to be operating. Portable toilets available.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13622\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13622\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13622\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0001-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pinos Star Party\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0001.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13622\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinos Star Party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the mid-winter, snow is almost guaranteed up here. Families &amp; sledders flock to this region for snow play causing major traffic jams &amp; parking problems. On the busiest of weekends w\/ a recent snow storm, you may find several miles of vehicles, backed up from Pinos to the freeway (causing 10 miles of traffic jam in the mountains). It is not uncommon to see CHP managing traffic flow on the weekend. Snow play areas are located at the top on Pinos, if the gates are open.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15478\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15478\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/deepsnowhwy.jpg\" alt=\"deepsnowhwy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/deepsnowhwy.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/deepsnowhwy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/deepsnowhwy-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mil Potreo Highway, on a good winter 2005<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If not the &#8220;Y&#8221; &#8211; where Cuddy Valley meets Mil Potrero Hwy. is the main snow-play destination. This is a very busy intersection at all times of the year, as it is the main route entering Pine Mountain Club, located 5 miles to the west. Be considerate! Do not litter and please park OFF THE PAVEMENT; keep kiddies, sleds &amp; BBQs out of the road ways.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15479\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15479\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0026.jpg\" alt=\"PMC 2005 snow\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0026.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0026-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0026-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PMC 2005 epic snow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"520\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>campground<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>elev<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>spots<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>veg<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>toilet<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>water<\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#999999\"><strong>notes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">Chula Vista Campground<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">8300&#8242;<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">12<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">pines<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">vault<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">no<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">walk-in sites &amp; RV lot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/recarea\/lpnf\/recarea\/?recid=10989\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">McGill Campground<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">7500&#8242;<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">50<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">pines<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">vault<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">seasonal<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">closed in winter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">Mount Pinos Campground<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">7800&#8242;<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">19<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">pine<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">vault<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">seasonal<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#c8e1c1\">closed in winter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13621\" style=\"width: 419px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13621\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0011-e1556182634125.jpg\" alt=\"Trails on Pinos\" width=\"419\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0011-e1556182634125.jpg 480w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/DSCN0011-e1556182634125-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trails on Pinos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pinyon pine forests surrounding Mount Pinos Recreation Area is <a title=\"Los Padres Camping\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/active\/campstuff\/NF\/lospadres.html\">Los Padres National Forest<\/a>, where there is every kinda camping imaginable.<\/p>\n<p>Outdoor resort communities such as <a title=\"pmc cabins camping\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=364\">Pine Mountain Club<\/a> &amp; Lockwood Valley Road are close by and surround the highest mountain peak in Kern County. Mil Potrero Campground, developed NFS Campground, open during summer only.<\/p>\n<p>Rugged backpacking, or back road motorcycle 4&#215;4 camps &#8211; with maybe one camp fire ring (still intact). Windwolves Preserve, <a title=\"Quatile Canyon\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/backroads\/9n09-los-padres-nf\/\">Quatal Canyon<\/a>, Cerro Noroeste, <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/campground\/valle-vista-campground\/\">Valle Vista<\/a>, Lockwood &amp; <a title=\"ventucopa hwy 33\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/backroads\/cuyama-valley\/\">Cuyama Valley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7450\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/NFSlogo.gif\" alt=\"NFSlogo\" width=\"117\" height=\"117\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Group Campgrounds Los Padres\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/campsites\/group-camps\/los-padres-group-campgrounds\/\">Group Camping Sites in Los Padres Forest <\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13625\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0039.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13625\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0039-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Snows\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0039-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0039-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0039-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0039-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0039.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winter Snows &#8211; Gates Close<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><strong>map of the regions &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"dick smith hikes\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/dick-smith-wilderness-map\/\">Dick Smith Wilderness Map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Los Padres North Big Sur\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/los-padres-national-forest-map\/\">Los Padres National Forest Maps (USDA NFS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"sespe hiking trails\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.net\/shop\/sespe-wilderness-map\/\">Sespe Wilderness Trail Map (Tom Harrison)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13626\" style=\"width: 593px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13626\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0040-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Sierras from Pinos\" width=\"593\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0040-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0040-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0040-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0040-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSCN0040.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sierra Nevada Mountains, as seen from Pinos Road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\"><strong>nearby towns &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=158\">Frazier Park CA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=640\">Gorman CA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=642\">Lebec CA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=364\">Pine Mountain Club CA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=333\">Ojai CA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=557\">Taft CA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=158\">Ventucopa CA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1743\" title=\"DSCN0036\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSCN0036-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN0036\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSCN0036-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSCN0036-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/DSCN0036.JPG 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"totalescape-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_title = \"Sky Watcher Telescopes\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"881a9b4a863b89945c0b9a2a0480a337\";\namzn_assoc_asins = \"B07GX8L24K,B001TI9Y2M,B00D12U1IK,B07RWL7ZK4\";\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mt Pinos Campgrounds &#8211; 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Only 2 campgrounds take reservations &amp; can be busy in summer &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/mount-pinos-recreation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mount Pinos Recreation<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[24,21,84,25,5,15],"tags":[724,193,267,800,3663,3125,2615,591,574,238,1650,262,239,797,285,605,235,236,182,232,307,2477],"class_list":["post-411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backpacking","category-campground","category-drumcircle","category-hikes-hikes","category-hikes","category-wildflowers","tag-biking","tag-campgrounds","tag-hiking","tag-kern-county","tag-los-padres-maps","tag-mapas","tag-mcgill","tag-mount-pinos","tag-mountain-bike","tag-mountains","tag-mtb","tag-national-forest","tag-peaks","tag-pinos","tag-routes-2","tag-sespe-wilderness","tag-topo","tag-topographic","tag-trailheads","tag-trails","tag-usda","tag-usfs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mount Pinos Recreation - Total Escape Outside<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/mount-pinos-recreation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mount Pinos Recreation - Total Escape Outside\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mt Pinos Campgrounds &#8211; Los Padres Camping A little bit of high altitude, alpine forests in Southern Cal. 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