Los Padres National Forest · California

South Fork

4.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 3E09 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 36.2007, -121.5985 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Manzana Trailhead EAST (Upper) Nira the Forest Service's write-up

The Nira-Upper Manzana Creek Trailhead is managed by the Parks Management Company for the Forest Service. $10 per vehicle per day to park at the trailhead. Parking outside of the Nira Campground is free. No Adventure Pass. · reservation required

The East Trail (31W13.2) follows the Mazana canyon east to the narrows, then climbs over the Hurricane Deck at White Ledge to end at South Fork Guard Station on the Sisquoc River. Access the trail from Nira Campground via Sunset Valley Road. Trail distance is 13.8 miles.

MANZANA - A Spanish word for little apples. In the Manzana area it possibly refers to the large number of Manzanita bushes that grow along parts of the creek.

Check www.hikelospadres.com for trail and water conditions

Restrictions For current fire restricctions, please call the Santa Lucia Ranger District at (805) 623-0328&nbsp;or check the fire restrictions on the Los Padres <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/lpnf/?cid=STELPRDB5401877">website</a>.

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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.