Printable Peak Guide

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Location: Santa Barbara County, about 8 miles west-southwest of New Cuyama, 175 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Santa Barbara County
Forest Service	Los Padres National Forest: Mt Pinos, Ojai and Santa Barbara Ranger Districts
USGS Topos	Peak Mountain 7½, Bates Canyon 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 700K
	GPX file or Google Earth KML file to download to GPS units and other map software (How to use GPX and KML files)
	Routes as shown on CalTopo using the above files (How to use CalTopo)

(USFS Adventure Pass may be required)

Drive north on I-5 past the Grapevine, to the SR 166 off-ramp. Turn left (west).
Follow SR 166 about 46 miles to the town of New Cuyama. New Cuyama may also be reached by a shorter but slower route by driving north from Ventura through Ojai on SR 33, and then west on SR 166.
From New Cuyama, drive west on SR 166 for 2.8 miles to Aliso County Park Road (paved). Turn left.
Follow signs about 6 miles to Aliso County Park (campground, no fee). Park here.

From the campground (2880'), hike up the trail which starts up the ridge on the west side (not shown on the topo). It goes southwest along the ridge to join the McPherson Peak Trail, shown on the topo, at 3300'.
Follow this trail to the summit.