Stonehouse
- 8.0 mi
- round trip
- 361 ft
- climb
- 4,785 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
Is Stonehouse 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.
Stonehouse is a 7.98-mile out-and-back hike in California's Los Padres National Forest, within the Mt. Pinos Ranger District. The route rises from about 4,450 feet to 4,785 feet, a gain of 361 feet, and is rated hard. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is natural-surfaced and open year-round. Bikes and horses are both allowed. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from the nearby Sandberg weather station show May highs around 70°F and October highs near 71°F, with fewer wet days than in winter months. The hike sits close to Johnston Ridge Trail, about 0.1 mile away, and Johnston Ridge, about 0.2 mile away. Little Mutau Trail lies about 2 miles off, and Fishbowls is about 4 miles away.
- Johnston Ridge TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Johnston RidgeHiking0.2 mi
- Little Mutau TrailHiking2.1 mi
- FishbowlsHiking3.9 mi
- Lockwood CreekCanoeing6 mi
Piru CreekCanoeingPhoto: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)7.5 mi
Sespe CreekCanoeingPhoto: Blackmb, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.7 mi- Middle LionCamping9.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Spruce TrailHiking · ~17 min drivePhoto: Damian Gadal, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Johnston RidgeHiking · Next door
- Little Mutau TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- Sespe Hot Springs TrailHiking · ~7 min drive
- Little Mutau TrailHiking · ~4 min drive
- FishbowlsHiking · ~7 min drive
- Willet Hot Spring TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- Old Sespe River TrailHiking · ~8 min drive
- Thorn PointHiking · ~7 min drive
- Cedar CreekHiking · ~8 min drive
Also worth it near here
- HalfmoonCamping · ~3 min drive
Willett Hot SpringsHot spring · ~7 min drivePhoto: Nudeturtle at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Piru CreekCanoeing · ~13 min drivePhoto: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)
Hines PeakSummit · ~15 min drivePhoto: Chevy111, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit Stonehouse
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, 19.5 mi away at 4,510 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
