Arroyo Seco Corridor Addition to the Ventana Wilderness
 The
Arroyo Seco Corridor
addition to the Ventana Wilderness is composed
of lands adjacent to the Arroyo Seco River.
Managing agency: Los Padres National Forest
Size: Approximately 3,530 acres.
Location:The Arroyo Seco Corridor addition is
composed of lands adjacent to the Arroyo Seco River. Throughout much of the unit, a narrow strip of the
Ventana Wilderness lies between the river and the recent addition. In the lower reach of the stream,
about two miles of the river not previously afforded wilderness protection is included. Also incorporated
is a recent Forest Service land acquisition of 640 acres that adjoins the eastern unit of the Ventana Wilderness.
Description: For some 10 miles, the Arroyo Seco River winds
its way through a dramatic deep canyon. Its journey takes it over waterfalls
and through stunning steep walled gorges with deep pools sculpted into the rock
by the river's passage. In more gentle terrain, it meanders through the lush
riparian habitat lining its banks. Steep, chaparral-cloaked slopes rise 1600'
from the canyon bottom to the eastern boundary of the unit, the Arroyo Seco-Indians
Road. While chaparral is the dominant plant community on the hillsides, broadleaf
trees are found within the drainages of the small streams that flow into the
river from the uplands of the addition.
This striking river contains remnant runs of endangered steelhead trout that spawn in
its waters. The red-legged frog, another endangered species, is also known to inhabit the river.
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
827 Broadway, Suite 310
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 622-0290 X220
Email: dave.westman@sierraclub.org
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
