1964 Map of Big Pine Mtn

About this map

Big Pine Mountain and the high ridges of the San Rafael Wilderness dominate this interior look at the southern coastal ranges of Santa Barbara County. Surveyed in the mid-1960s with later updates, the map documents a landscape defined by forest management and backcountry recreation, including the protected Sisquoc Condor Sanctuary near Sisquoc Falls. The infrastructure of the Los Padres National Forest is clearly visible, featuring the Alamar Guard Sta, a Lookout Tower, and a network of remote sites like the Heath Campground and Bear Campground. These points, connected by the Mission Pine Trail and rugged Jeep Roads, represent the mid-century wilderness experience before more modern restrictions or land-use changes. Farther south, the Dick Smith Wilderness encompasses the headwaters of Indian Creek and Santa Cruz Creek, showing the drainage patterns that feed the region's larger watersheds.