Anastasia Canyon Addition to the Ventana Wilderness
 Managing
agency: Los Padres National Forest, and the Bureau of Land Management.
Size: Approximately 995 acres.
Description: A dense forest of broadleaf and coniferous species
dominates this addition to the Ventana Wilderness. Many of the trees here approach the maximum size
for their species. In contrast to many other areas of the forest, here the forest floor is largely
open, and in areas where the canopy is less dense, grasses and wildflowers abound. A perennial stream,
Anastasia Creek, meanders through the canyon.
In addition to the wide variety of broadleaf trees, a grove of rare Santa Lucia
fir is also found in the addition. It represents both the most northeastern and most interior
population of this Santa Lucia Mountains endemic.
Anastasia Canyon is also noteworthy for its history. The canyon is named for
Anastacio Garcia, a notorious outlaw in Monterey County, who used the canyon as a hideout in the
1850s.
For additional information, please contact:
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
P.O. Box 506
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Phone: (831) 423-3191
Email: wilderness@ventanawild.org
www.ventanawild.org
Or:
Dave Westman
Sierra Club
(510) 622-0290 X220
Email: dave.westman@sierraclub.org
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
