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California · Dispersed / primitive

Big Cone

6 mi north of Santa Paula, CA · Verizon 5G · T-Mobile 5G

Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
Mar–Jun & Oct–Novbest months

About Big Cone

  • Managed by: Los Padres National Forest
  • Where: 6 mi north of Santa Paula, CA · 34.44769, -119.05653

Weather by month

64°
41°Jan
63°
41°Feb
67°
42°Mar
71°
44°Apr
77°
49°May
84°
54°Jun
91°
60°Jul
92°
60°Aug
88°
58°Sep
79°
52°Oct
70°
45°Nov
63°
40°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Mar–Jun & Oct–Nov (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: None.

See Big Cone from above

Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Santa Paula CanyonHorseat camp6.1 mi
Last ChanceHorse0.1 mi10.1 mi
San CayetanoHiking2.2 mi5.4 mi
Santa Paula PeakHorse2.7 mi3.4 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · T-Mobile 5G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Suburban

The Milky Way is faint and only shows overhead.

Class 5 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Griffith Observatory (Observatory), 47 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 16.2 mi
Water fill-up: 20.6 mi
Propane: 6.4 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.