Pine Ridge Trail
Encyclopedia
The Pine Ridge Trail is a popular hiking route in the Ventana Wilderness
of the Los Padres National Forest
. It can be hiked both ways, but the consensus route is China Camp
to Big Sur Station
since that is the downhill direction.
Ventana Wilderness
The Ventana Wilderness of Los Padres National Forest is a Federally designated wilderness area located in the Santa Lucia Mountains along the Central Coast of California. This wilderness was established in 1969 when the Ventana Wilderness Act abolished the Ventana Primitive Area and replaced it...
of the Los Padres National Forest
Los Padres National Forest
Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland...
. It can be hiked both ways, but the consensus route is China Camp
China Camp (Los Padres National Forest)
China Camp is a public drive-in campground on Chews Ridge in the Monterey District of the Los Padres National Forest. Located on the dirt road, Forest Route 18S02/Tassajara Road, it serves as the eastern trail head of the Pine Ridge Trail and is from Carmel Valley Road. The summit is from Carmel...
to Big Sur Station
Big Sur Station
Big Sur Station is a multiagency visitor center and ranger station operated by Caltrans, the Los Padres National Forest, and California State Parks...
since that is the downhill direction.
Trail Guide
- China CampChina Camp (Los Padres National Forest)China Camp is a public drive-in campground on Chews Ridge in the Monterey District of the Los Padres National Forest. Located on the dirt road, Forest Route 18S02/Tassajara Road, it serves as the eastern trail head of the Pine Ridge Trail and is from Carmel Valley Road. The summit is from Carmel...
(4260', 0mi) - Church Creek Divide, Junction with Church Creek Trail and Carmel River Trail (3651', 3.6mi)
- Divide Camp (3800', 4.0mi)
- Junction with Black Cone Trail and Bear Basin Trail (4530', 7.3mi)
- Pine Ridge Camp (4100', 7.8mi)
- Redwood Camp (1800', 10.9mi)
- Sykes CampSykes CampSykes Camp is located miles from the Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park trailhead along the Pine Ridge Trail. Campsites are spread along both sides of the Big Sur River, both upstream and downstream from where the trail intersects the river...
(1080', 13.2mi) - Barlow Flat CampBarlow Flat CampBarlow Flat Camp is located from the Big Sur Station trailhead along the Pine Ridge Trail. To get to the camp from the Pine Ridge Trail, take a short 1/4 mile spur trail down to the river. The camp is a large flat next to the Big Sur River and has a swimming hole and a box latrine to control...
(900', 16.1mi) - Terrace Creek Camp, junction with the Terrace Creek Trail (1350', 17.5mi)
- Trail to Ventana Camp, heads 1 miles (1.6 km) down to camp on the Big Sur RiverBig Sur RiverThe Big Sur River is a river on the Central Coast of California. The river drains a portion of the Big Sur area, a thinly settled region of the Central California coast where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean...
(1500', 18.7mi) - Big Sur StationBig Sur StationBig Sur Station is a multiagency visitor center and ranger station operated by Caltrans, the Los Padres National Forest, and California State Parks...
(370', 23.0mi)