San Antonio Addition to the Ventana Wilderness
 Managing
agency: Los Padres National Forest
Size: Approximately 3,973 acres.
Description: Spectacular rock formations are found
throughout this scenic area in the form of large outcroppings of vaqueros sandstone.
A particularly impressive monolith containing the historic Wagon Cave is located at the
eastern edge of the addition. This unique area also shows evidence of prehistoric
occupation, including several midden-filled rock shelters and clusters of bedrock mortars.
 From
its source within the previously designated Ventana Wilderness, the San Antonio
River flows through nearly three miles of the addition. This major stream supports
a thriving trout fishery as it winds its way through a deep canyon before emerging
into the flatlands at the area's boundary. The river still supports a remnant
population of beaver. Carrizo Creek, a tributary of the San Antonio, is wholly
within the unit.
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, 
