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2015 Map of Lockwood Valley

Name: 2015 Topographic Map of Lockwood Valley
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2015
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2015

About this map

Los Padres National Forest contains the high-elevation terrain of this region, where the headwaters of the Piru Cr and its many tributaries, including Mutau Cr and Cedar Cr, carve through the landscape. This area is defined by its deep canyons and prominent peaks, such as Lockwood Peak and San Rafael Peak, which oversee a network of remote valleys. The map shows a clear division between the high-altitude Lockwood Valley to the north and the increasingly broken country of Grade Valley to the south.

Transportation through this portion of Ventura County relies on a few primary routes like Lockwood Valley Rd and San Guillermo Rd, which connect isolated outposts such as Thorn Meadows. The presence of features like Mutau Flat and Hot Springs Canyon suggests a landscape shaped by both geological activity and seasonal grazing patterns, serving as a modern record of land management in one of California's most expansive national forests.