P-Bar Flat
Campground
Campground · < 0.1 mi from the trail
California · Camping · Near Carpinteria
P-Bar Flat
- Oct–May
- best months
Is P-Bar Flat 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 1,500 ft
- Santa Barbara Ranger DistrictLos Padres National Forest
P-Bar Flat is a campground in California with 30 sites. It is managed by the Forest Service.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after - If it rains
History museum in Carpinteria, California
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
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- BLUE CANYON CONNECTORHiking1.7 mi
- Green DomeRock climbing2.5 mi
- West FaceRock climbing2.5 mi
- Gould ParkState park4.9 mi
- Tangerine FallsWaterfall4.9 mi
- Lookout County ParkBeach6.5 mi
Upper Oso CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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- Sage HillCamping · ~20 min drive
- Los PrietosCamping · ~22 min drive
- Fremont CampgroundCamping · ~23 min drive
- Middle Santa YnezCamping · ~1 min drive
- Cottam CampCamping · ~3 min drive
- Rock CampCamping · ~4 min drive
- MonoCamping · ~4 min drive
- Forbush Flat CampCamping · ~5 min drive
- Upper Caliente CampCamping · ~6 min drive
Also worth it near here
Cold Spring TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: snapper from Ventura County, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Big Caliente Hot SpringHot spring · ~4 min drive
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Best time to visit P-Bar Flat
Best months: October–May. 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
66° / 36°
8 wet
Feb
67° / 36°
9 wet
Mar
70° / 38°
7 wet
Apr
76° / 41°
4 wet
May
80° / 46°
2 wet
Jun
88° / 49°
0 wet
Jul
94° / 55°
0 wet
Aug
96° / 54°
0 wet
Sep
91° / 51°
1 wet
Oct
83° / 45°
2 wet
Nov
73° / 40°
3 wet
Dec
64° / 34°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gibraltar Dam #2, CA, 5.2 mi away at 1,558 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
