San Antonio
Photo: Demi Lucas, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 8.3 mi
- round trip
- 1,522 ft
- climb
- 3,163 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jan–Dec
- best months
Is San Antonio open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Monterey Ranger District. It doesn't name San Antonio, 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.
San Antonio is a hard hike in California's Ventana Wilderness, part of the Monterey Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest. The trail is an out-and-back route of about 8.3 miles, with a one-way elevation gain of 1,522 feet from a low point of 1,840 feet to a high of 3,163 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is natural-surface and open year-round. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Hearst Castle show July and August highs in the mid-70s with almost no wet days, though that station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the ridge run cooler. The route is not accessible, and horses are allowed. Stone Ridge lies about a mile away, and Cone Peak and the North Coast Ridge Trail are each about 2 miles off. Ponderosa campground is roughly 5.5 miles away.
- Stone RidgeHikingPhoto: Demi Lucas, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.2 mi
North Coast Ridge TrailHikingPhoto: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)1.9 mi
CONE PEAKHikingPhoto: garmonb0zia, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.9 mi
Wagon CavesRock climbingPhoto: Bob n Renee, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)5 mi
The BeachRock climbingPhoto: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)5 mi- PonderosaCamping5.5 mi
- Memorial ParkCamping5.8 mi
Plaskett Creek CampgroundSurf fishing8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Stone RidgeHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Demi Lucas, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- North Coast Ridge TrailHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Cook Spring CampHiking · ~6 min drivePhoto: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
Stone Ridge TrailHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: vikjam, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- CONE PEAKHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: garmonb0zia, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Gamboa TrailHiking · ~4 min drivePhoto: garmonb0zia, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Adobe-Santa Lucia Connector TrailHiking · ~9 min drivePhoto: Thomson200, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- NORTH COAST RIDGEHiking · ~3 min drivePhoto: scorpio-tiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
- Stone Ridge Spine PathHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: vikjam, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Gamboa Point TrailHiking · ~11 min drivePhoto: Harold Litwiler, Poppy, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
Best time to visit San Antonio
Best months: Year-round. 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
60° / 47°
8 wet
Feb
60° / 45°
8 wet
Mar
62° / 47°
8 wet
Apr
65° / 47°
5 wet
May
69° / 52°
2 wet
Jun
73° / 55°
1 wet
Jul
75° / 57°
0 wet
Aug
77° / 58°
0 wet
Sep
78° / 60°
1 wet
Oct
74° / 56°
3 wet
Nov
66° / 50°
5 wet
Dec
59° / 46°
8 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hearst Castle, CA, 29.4 mi away at 1,526 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
