Marian Campground

1. Prohibits building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, on the Los Padres National Forest System lands, except in the Designated Campfire Use Sites. Reference the sites listed in Exhibit A.

   NOTE: Only persons with a valid CA Campfire Permit are exempt from this Order and may use one of the following: portable lanterns, or stoves that uses gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel within the Los Padres National Forest.

2. Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun, except in the authorized public shooting ranges: Winchester Canyon Gun Club and Ojai Valley Gun Club

FOREST ORDER NO. 05-07-00-26-05  
USDA FOREST SERVICE 
LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST 

FIRE USE RESTRICTIONS 

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), and to provide for public safety and 
protect natural resources, the following acts are prohibited within Los Padres National Forest. 
This Order is effective from June 04, 2026, through January 31, 2027. 

1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, except in the 
   Designated Campfire Use Sites listed in Exhibit A. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a). 
2. Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun, except in the authorized public shooting 
   ranges listed below. 36 C.F.R § 261.58(m). 
   a. Winchester Canyon Gun Club 
   b. Ojai Valley Gun Club

 Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order: 

1. Persons with a valid California Campfire Permit are not exempt from this Order. 
   However, persons with a valid California Campfire permit may use portable lanterns or 
   stoves using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel within the Los Padres 
   National Forest. 
2. Any Federal, State, or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire-fighting 
   force in the performance of an official duty. 
3. Persons hunting during the open hunting season as specified by the laws of the State 
   of California, and possessing a valid California hunting license, may discharge a 
   firearm at a legal game bird or mammal. 

This prohibition is in addition to the general prohibitions in 36 C.F.R. Part 261, Subpart A. 

A violation of this prohibition is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual 
or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 
16 U.S.C. § 551 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

Executed at Solvang, California this 3rd day of June 2026.
Jeanne E. Dawson
Deputy Forest Supervisor
Los Padres National Forest

EXHIBIT A
(Designated Campfire Use Sites)

Monterey Ranger District 
Arroyo Seco Campground / Group Camp
Arroyo Seco Day Use Area China Camp
Escondido Campground
Kirk Creek Campground 
Nacimiento Campground 
Mill Creek Day Use Area
Plaskett Creek Campground / Group Camp
Ponderosa Campground
Sand Dollar Day Use Area
Santa Lucia Summer Home Tract
Santa Lucia Memorial Park Campground
White Oaks Camp
China Camp

Ojai Ranger District
Holiday Group Campground 
Middle Lion Campground 
Pine Mountain Campground 
Reyes Peak Campground 
Rose Valley Campground
Wheeler Gorge Campground

Santa Lucia Ranger District
American Canyon Campground
Baja Campground
Bates Canyon Campground 
Brookshire Campground 
Buck Spring Campground 
Cerro Alto Campground 
Cumbre Day Use Area 
Davy Brown Campground 
Figueroa Campground
Friis Campground
Hi Mountain Campground 
Horseshoe Spring Campground 
La Panza Campground
Miranda Pine Campground
Navajo Flat Campground / Staging Area
Nira Campground
Pino Alto Day Use Area
Paradise Campground
Wagon Flat Campground

Mount Pinos Ranger District
Aliso Park Campground 
Ballinger Campground 
Caballo Campground 
Campo Alto Campground 
Chuchupate Campground 
Chula Vista Campground  
Dutchman Campground 
Halfmoon Campground 
Kings Camp Campground 
Marian Campground
McGill Campground
McGill Group Campground 
Mt. Pinos Campground  
Pine Springs Campground  
Reyes Creek Campground
Toad Springs Campground
Valle Vista Campground

Santa Barbara Ranger District
Falls Day Use Area 
Fremont Campground 
Live Oak Day Use Area 
Los Prietos Campground 
Lower Oso Day Use Area
Paradise Campground 
Red Rock Day Use Area 
Sage Hill Campground 
Upper Oso Campground 
White Rock Day Use Area
Lower Caliente (Rock Camp)
P-Bar Flat Campground
Middle Santa Ynez Campground
First Crossing Day Use Area