Los Padres National Forest · California

West Frazier Mine OHV #118

7.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 20W02 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 60-96 inches wide · hiking, bike, 4wd · motorized use allowed

Trailhead Frazier Mountain Trailhead - 20W03 Drive there

Frazier Mountain Trailhead - 20W03 the Forest Service's write-up

There is no fee or pass required for parking at the Frazier Mountain Trailhead. The Chuchupate Campground is a concession-managed campground by the Parks Management Company for the Forest Service. The fee is $20/night. The Senior Interagency Pass or Interagency Access Pass will give you a 50% discount.  · reservation required

Forest Development Road 20W03 is also known as OHV Trail 118 on the Mt Pinos Motor Vehicle Guide (OHV Map)

Difficulty: easy

Length: 6.0 miles

Maps: 7.5 minute USGS topographic maps (Cuddy Valley)

The Frazier Mountain Trailhead (elev. 5400 ft.) is located on the west side of Frazier Mountain Road (8N04) approximately ¾ mile south of Lockwood Valley Road and Forest Service Chuchupate Ranger Station. There is a large paved parking lot with pull-through stalls for vehicles with trailers or motor homes and a vault toilet at the trailhead. The signed Off Highway Vehicle trail starts at the southwest end of the parking lot. There is no overnight camping allowed at the trailhead, except in self-contained vehicles, but Chuchupate Campground, with 29 individual sites, is located 2 miles further south on Frazier Mountain Road.

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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.