PART TWO

Ventana & Silver Peak Wildernesses

ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 200,000 acres, the Ventana and Silver Peak Wildernesses lie within Los Padres National Forest, a place of exquisite beauty and profound isolation. Here rugged coastal ranges offer hikers unparalleled opportunities to explore more than 300 miles of trails and closed roads. Here, just a few miles from the vast Pacific, you’ll find fog-shrouded redwoods, oak-studded grasslands, jagged marble peaks, waterfalls, thermal pools, and brisk swimming holes—a rejuvenating escape from the confinements of city life.