Black Rock Addition to the Ventana Wilderness
 Size:
Approximately 855 acres
Managing agency: Bureau of Land Management
and the Los Padres National Forest
Description: Adjoining the northern boundary
of the Ventana Wilderness, this Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Study Area comprises
approximately 675 acres. Also included in this unit are three nearby smaller U.S. Forest
Service parcels. Elevations range from about 1,600' along the creeks to 2,600' on the
ridgeline of Black Rock Ridge.
The vegetation on the hillsides with southern exposure is predominantly
chamise interspersed with buckbrush and manzanita. Expanses of oak woodland are found
on the north-facing slopes.
Two perennial streams are located on this unit: Black Rock Creek and
South Fork Black Rock Creek. Large pines, oaks and sycamores occur along the riparian
corridor of these two creeks. Black Rock Ridge dominates the middle of the addition and
separates the two streams.
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, 
