Santa Lucia Wilderness
A stream that flows yearlong through Lopez Canyon into Lopez Lake, lush streamside vegetation, and chaparral-covered slopes and peaks that rise above the canyon are the prime ingredients in the lightly...
Description from Wilderness Connect (wilderness.net), where the full text continues.
| Designation | Wilderness |
| Managed by | Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service |
| State | California |
| Size | 20,241 acres (Wilderness Connect) |
| Designated | 1978, by Congress |
| Center point | 35.2756, -120.4998 |
| Night sky | About as dark as the ground gets (Black Marble reading 15) |
Boundary map
Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees Federal campground Forest Service recreation site
The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.
Where to camp
No federal campground sits inside the boundary. 4 are within ten miles of it. Nearest first. Distances are from the campground point to the boundary edge, from the Campsite Atlas index.
Trailheads and sites
The Forest Service lists 1 recreation site inside this wilderness, among them 1 trailhead. Each links to its page on fs.usda.gov, which carries the season, fees and current status.
- 0 miBig Falls Trailhead ↗Trailhead
Distance is from the center point of the boundary, not from a road or town.
Explore
Nearby on the other atlases
- 1.1 miEight Mile House ↗Santa Margarita, CA
- 3.3 miMonday Club of San Luis Obispo ↗San Luis Obispo, CA
- 3.3 miWilliam Shipsey House ↗San Luis Obispo, CA
- 3.7 miPowerhouse, The ↗San Luis Obispo, CA
- 4 miTribune--Republic Building ↗San Luis Obispo, CA
- 4.1 miAh Louis Store ↗San Luis Opispo, CA
- 4.2 miSan Luis Obispo Carnegie Library ↗San Luis Obispo, CA
- 4.3 miAngel, Myron, House ↗San Luis Obispo, CA
Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.
Reference
Questions people ask
How big is Santa Lucia Wilderness?
20,241 acres.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Who manages Santa Lucia Wilderness?
Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service share management. The Bureau of Land Management portion is the largest in the wilderness record.
Source: Wilderness Connect
What state is Santa Lucia Wilderness in?
California.
Source: Wilderness Connect
When was Santa Lucia Wilderness designated?
Congress designated it in 1978.
Source: Wilderness Connect
Can I camp at Santa Lucia Wilderness?
No federal campground sits inside the boundary. The nearest is American Canyon Campground, 4.7 miles out. 4 in all are within ten miles. Camping inside a wilderness is usually allowed away from roads, with no facilities; the managing agency page has the permit rules.
Source: Where to camp
Where are the trailheads in Santa Lucia Wilderness?
The Forest Service lists 1 recreation site here, including 1 trailhead. Each one links to its Forest Service page.
Source: Trailheads and sites
How do I get to Santa Lucia Wilderness?
A point inside the boundary is at 35.276, -120.500. The official page carries directions and the office address.
Source: Wilderness Connect
How dark is the night sky at Santa Lucia Wilderness?
NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 15 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, about as dark as the ground gets.
Source: NASA Black Marble
Are there historic places near Santa Lucia Wilderness?
17 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Eight Mile House and Monday Club of San Luis Obispo.
Source: Register Atlas
Sources
- Boundary, name, acreage, designation year, states and description: Wilderness Connect.
- Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
- Trailheads and sites: the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer, points inside the boundary.
- Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
- Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.