Los Padres National Forest · California

Rinconada

1.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 14E30 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Rinconada Trailhead Drive there

Rinconada Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The site is located off US 101 take Hwy 58 Santa Margarita turn right on Estrada 58 stay on Pozo road for 10 miles then turn right to Rinconada Trailhead.

Rinconada Trailhead has one large parking area and serving hikers, equestrians. No motorized use allowed.

The Rinconada trail (14E30) 1.8 miles has beautiful scenic views.

Difficulty level: Easy to Moderate.

The trailhead is open all year.

There are no restrooms at the site.

Hitching posts. Stock trailer parking. Water trough.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.