Pine Springs
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Pine Springs 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 5,800 ft
- Mt. Pinos Ranger DistrictLos Padres National Forest
Pine Springs is a campground in California with 60 sites. It is managed by the Forest Service.
- FishbowlsHiking2.8 mi
- Cedar CreekHiking3.8 mi
- Lockwood CreekCanoeing4.9 mi
Bukit Timah USARock climbingPhoto: stevelyon, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)8.2 mi- Mt PinosCamping8.4 mi
- Mount PinosSummit8.4 mi
- Chula VistaCamping8.5 mi
Sespe CreekCanoeingPhoto: Blackmb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Pine Springs ÇampgroundCamping · Next door
- Fishbowls CampCamping · ~7 min drive
- Cedar Creek CampCamping · ~7 min drive
- Thorn MeadowsCamping · ~8 min drive
- HalfmoonCamping · ~8 min drive
- Pine Mountain Lodge CampsiteCamping · ~10 min drive
- Three Mile CampCamping · ~11 min drive
- Lily Meadows CampCamping · ~11 min drive
- Haddock CampCamping · ~12 min drive
- Twin Forks CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Bukit Timah USARock climbing · ~14 min drivePhoto: stevelyon, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Spruce TrailHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Condor SummitCross-country skiing · ~14 min drive
Sawmill MountainSummit · ~15 min drivePhoto: Cygnus (talk), CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Pine Springs
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, 23.5 mi away at 4,510 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
