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Snyder

SnyderPhoto: Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
7.0 mi
round trip
1,908 ft
climb
2,987 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Oct–May
best months

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Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Los Padres National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Los Padres National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Snyder is a hard hike on natural surface in the Santa Barbara Ranger District of Los Padres National Forest in California. It is a 7-mile out-and-back, gaining about 1,900 feet from a low point of 1,069 feet to a high of 2,987 feet. The Forest Service manages the land. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons. Typical averages from the nearby Gibraltar Dam weather station show April highs around 76°F and October highs around 83°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. That station sits roughly 1,400 feet lower than the trail's high point, so temperatures up top run cooler. Bikes and horses are both allowed. The trail is open year-round, and Paradise Campground sits about a mile away. Sage Hill, a saltwater fishing spot, is about a third of a mile off.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Sage Hill

    Campground

    Sites open the weekend of Nov 20 on Recreation.gov
  • Eat after

    Pokewaves

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 7 mi · Open after 6

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