Hardluck
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Hardluck open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.
Los Padres Fire Use and Firearm Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-00-26-05 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara Front Country Fire Use Restrictions
Agency alert covering Los Padres National Forest · Order 05-07-5406-01 · USFS · Los Padres National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Los Padres National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
- At 2,930 ft
- Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictLos Padres National Forest
Hardluck is a campground in California with 130 sites. It is managed by the Forest Service.
- Buck Creek TrailHiking2 mi
- Bailey TrailHiking2.1 mi
- Los Alamos Group CampgroundCamping2.3 mi
- Los AlamosCamping2.4 mi
- Emigrant Landing Boat RampBoat launch3.7 mi
- Sewart MountainSummit4.7 mi
Dome MountainSummitPhoto: Mikejp211, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.8 mi- Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation AreaState park5.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Pyramid Lake - Los Alamos CampgroundCamping · ~9 min drive
- Los Alamos Group CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Lane Ranch CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- Los AlamosCamping · ~4 min drive
- Aliklik CampgroundCamping · ~4 min drive
- ATV CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
- Smith Forks CampgroundCamping · ~5 min drive
- Lower Scrub Oaks CampgroundCamping · ~7 min drive
- Upper Scrub Oaks CampgroundCamping · ~8 min drive
- KingsCamping · ~9 min drive
Also worth it near here
Best time to visit Hardluck
Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
52° / 39°
7 wet
Feb
53° / 38°
8 wet
Mar
57° / 41°
7 wet
Apr
62° / 43°
5 wet
May
70° / 49°
3 wet
Jun
80° / 58°
1 wet
Jul
88° / 65°
1 wet
Aug
88° / 65°
1 wet
Sep
83° / 61°
1 wet
Oct
71° / 52°
2 wet
Nov
60° / 44°
4 wet
Dec
52° / 38°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sandberg, CA, 8 mi away at 4,510 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
