La Panza Campground

Los Padres National Forest is a United States national forest in southern and central California. Administered by the United States Forest Service, Los Padres includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,847 feet (2,697 m).

Machesa Mountain Wilderness is a 19,882 acres (80.46 km2) wilderness area in the La Panza Range of San Luis Obispo County, California 25 miles east of San Luis Obispo. It is dually administered by the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management and was protected in 1984 by the California Wilderness Act. The American Canyon Research Natural Area is inside the wilderness, establis