Matilija Wilderness
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The Matilija Wilderness is a 29,207-acre wilderness area in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, Southern California. It is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, being situated within the Ojai Ranger Dis
Matilija Creek in the Matilija Wilderness
Matilija Creek canyon, pictured c. 1917, was host to not just Matilija Hot Springs, but Lyons Springs, the short-lived Vickers Springs resort (1873–1884), and Stingley's Hot Springs (which were eventually submerged under the creek).
Sespe Wilderness
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The Sespe Wilderness is a 219,700-acre wilderness area in the eastern Topatopa Mountains and southern Sierra Pelona Mountains, within the Los Padres National Forest, in Ventura County, Southern Califo
Matilija Wilderness
…situated within the Ojai Ranger District of the Los Padres National Forest. It is located adjacent to the Dick Smith Wilderness to the northwest and the Sespe Wilderness to the northeast, although it is much smaller than either one. The Matilija Wilderness was established in 1992 in part to protect California condor…
Sespe Wilderness
Aerial view of Sespe Creek and the Sespe Wilderness