Bear Basin Camp
Campground
Campground · 0.5 mi from the trail
California · Hiking · Ventana Wilderness · Near Gonzales
Bear Basin
Photo: yargeritaville, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 1.7 mi
- round trip
- 819 ft
- climb
- 3,952 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Bear Basin open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Monterey Ranger District. It doesn't name Bear Basin, so check the source for the area it covers.
Monterey Ranger District Emergency Closure Order with Exceptions
Agency closure covering Monterey Ranger District · Order 05-07-51-26-11 · USFS · Monterey Ranger District
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
San Carpoforo Beach Prohibition of Overnight Camping and Campfires
Agency alert covering Monterey Ranger District · Order 05-07-51-26-03 · USFS · Monterey Ranger District
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 · Monterey Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Bear Basin is an easy out-and-back hike in the Ventana Wilderness, part of the Monterey Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is about 1.7 miles long, with a one-way climb of 819 feet from a low point of about 3,126 feet to a high of about 3,952 feet. The trail is natural-surface and allows horses, but not bikes. It is not an accessible route. The Bear Basin Trail lies about 0.1 mile away, and the Bear Basin Connector is about 0.4 mile off. Black Cone Trail is about 1.2 miles away, and Round Rock Camp is about 2.8 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Taqueria El Famoso
Restaurant
On your way back · 18 miIf it rains Sykes Hot Spring
Hot spring
Hot spring · 4.0 mi from Gonzales
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors
More in Gonzales- Bear Basin TrailHikingPhoto: yargeritaville, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
Bear Basin ConnectorHikingPhoto: ilya_ktsn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.4 mi
Black Cone TrailHikingPhoto: yargeritaville, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi
Round Rock CampHikingPhoto: ilya_ktsn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)2.8 mi- China CampCamping4 mi
- White OaksCamping4.3 mi
Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park CampgroundCampingPhoto: Slipshod Photog — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)8.5 mi- Arroyo SecoCamping9.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Bear Basin ConnectorHiking · Next doorPhoto: ilya_ktsn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Ridge TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Pine Ridge TrailHiking · ~7 min drivePhoto: nelsonb, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Ventana Double ConeHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: ilya_ktsn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Round Rock CampHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: ilya_ktsn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Terrace CreekHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: S. Rae, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- Black Cone TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: yargeritaville, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Carmel RiverHiking · ~8 min drive
Ventana CampHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: ilya_ktsn, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Mt. ManuelHiking · ~14 min drivePhoto: Roger Sylvia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
