Trail check Gaviota

Gaviota Wind Caves

Out and back to the Wind Caves. Easy.

No closure known

Run by California State Parks, not the Forest Service, so there's no daily closure order to read. Check their page before you go.

Round trip
2.2 mi
Climb
550 ft
Trailhead
80 ft
Top
580 ft
Time
1 hr
Effort
Easy
500 ft1,000 ft Trailhead Wind Caves
Feet above sea level, one way. Touch or hover to follow it on the map.

Status: Los Padres National Forest alerts, read each morning. Route: the trail as mapped on OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) from the trailhead to the Wind Caves. Heights: USGS 3D Elevation Program, smoothed. Time: 3 miles an hour plus an hour per 2,000 feet of climbing, round trip. A clear status doesn't mean a trail is safe or in good shape.

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