Rodeo Flat
Photo: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)- 5.3 mi
- round trip
- 2,071 ft
- climb
- 4,539 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Is Rodeo Flat open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Monterey Ranger District. It doesn't name Rodeo Flat, 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.
Rodeo Flat is a 5.25-mile out-and-back hike in California's Ventana Wilderness, within the Monterey Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest. The trail rises from about 2,469 feet to 4,539 feet, a total gain of 2,071 feet, and is rated moderate. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is natural-surfaced, with horses allowed and bikes not. The trip is open year-round, and the trail is not accessible. Memorial Park campground sits about 1.5 miles away, and the Arroyo Seco Trail is about 1.4 miles off. The North Coast Ridge Trail and the Santa Lucia hike are each about 1.7 miles away.
Arroyo Seco TrailHikingPhoto: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.4 mi- Memorial ParkCamping1.5 mi
North Coast Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.7 mi
Santa LuciaHikingPhoto: Thomson200, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.7 mi- EscondidoCamping2.2 mi
The BeachRock climbingPhoto: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5.2 mi
Wagon CavesRock climbingPhoto: Bob n Renee, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)5.4 mi- Arroyo SecoCanoeing6.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Arroyo Seco TrailHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Santa LuciaHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: Thomson200, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cook Spring CampHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Stone Ridge TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: vikjam, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- North Coast Ridge TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Lost ValleyHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: yargeritaville, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Adobe-Santa Lucia Connector TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: Thomson200, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Arroyo Seco TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Gamboa TrailHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: garmonb0zia, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Gamboa Point TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Harold Litwiler, Poppy, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
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