Printable Peak Guide

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Location: Ventura County, about 11 miles southwest of Frazier Park, 83 miles from Los Angeles

Auto Club	Ventura County, Los Angeles and Vicinity
Forest Service	Los Padres National Forest: Mt Pinos, Ojai and Santa Barbara Ranger Districts
USGS Topo	Lockwood Valley 7½
Official HPS Maps	TPO file - Save to your computer then open with National Geographic TOPO!
	Viewable JPG file - Approximately 1.2 megs
	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)

Take I-5 north past Gorman to the Frazier Park turnoff.
Go west on Frazier Park Mountain Road for 7 miles to the junction with the Lockwood Valley Road in Lake of the Woods. Turn left.
Go 5.6 miles on the Lockwood Valley Road to 8N12 on the left with a sign "Lockwood Creek CG". Turn left. Note your odometer and go as follows:
At 0.9 mile, there is a road on your right. Continue straight.
At 1.3 miles, pass a seasonal gate (maybe open all year around).
Continue straight on 8N12 past road 118 and a closed road, both on your left.
At 2.2 miles, park at the large parking area just before the road goes downhill and crosses Lockwood Creek.

From the parking area (4800'), hike south across Lockwood Creek. The water could be high in the late winter and spring. Hike on Lockwood Trail #127. This is a 4x4 designated road.
At 1.6 miles, you will come to a junction of three trails. Go straight, following the one marked "Yellow Jacket Trail". You will be traveling southwest.
Hike another 1.2 miles and look for a very indistinct gully on your left. There might be a duck here. Another way of telling that you are in the right spot is that there is a gully coming down from your right (north) between two bumps.
Turn left (south) and hike up this gully. The gully will become quite distinct, rocky, but very little brush after 1/8th mile. If it does not you are in the wrong place.
Continue up this gully for about 1/2 mile. At this point you will see the peak about 1/20 mile in front of you and the gully will split. The least brushy way is to take the gully on your left (south) for 1/8th mile until the gully opens up into a broad area.
Turn right (west) and pick your way through the brush to the peak. Be sure to note your way for the return.