Extending 220 miles n. from the western boundary of Los Angeles County to mid-Monterey County, the nearly 2 million acres of Los Padres National Forest cover terrain ranging from coastal areas through semidesert to pine-timbered elevations of almost 9,000 feet. Within this region are the Ventana, Silver Peak, Chumash, Sespe, Garcia, Matilija, Machesna, San Rafael, Santa Lucia and Dick Smith wilderness areas. Learn More...