2018 Map of Lockwood Valley

About this map

Lockwood Valley serves as a central high-country drainage basin in this 2018 survey of Ventura County, dominated by the sprawling reaches of the Los Padres National Forest. The landscape is defined by its complex hydrology, where Lockwood Cr, Piru Cr, and their various forks carve through the terrain. Evidence of seasonal settlement and resource management appears at Grade Valley, Thorn Meadows, and Mutau Flat, areas often historically utilized for grazing or early mountain camps. The northern portion of the map shows the transition from valley floor to rising peaks, notably Lockwood Peak. Significant travel routes like Lockwood Valley Rd and Mutau Flat Rd trace the paths of earlier wagon roads and forest trails, providing a record of the connectivity between these remote high-altitude flats and the deeper wilderness toward San Rafael Peak.