Garcia Potential Wilderness Additions
 Managing
agency: Los Padres National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management, Bakersfield
Field Office.
Size: Approximately 7,415 acres
Location: In San Luis Obispo County, approximately
20 miles east of San Luis Obispo.
Description: In 1992 the Condor and Wild Rivers Act created the 14,100-acre Garcia Wilderness. This designation gave protection to much of Garcia Mountain.
Proposed wilderness forms the headwaters of Trout Creek, which features a narrow, lush, riparian zone on lands recently acquired by the Forest Service. In the southernmost of the proposed additions, spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean to the west and the southern Sierra Nevada to the east may be found. Stony Ridge, which extends into one of the proposed additions, is a broken sandstone formation with numerous erosion caused caves, cavities and ledges. This geology makes the area popular for rock climbing.
A remarkable diversity of wildlife populates the area, including the golden
eagle and prairie peregrine falcon. Much of the area is cloaked in chaparral, with oak woodland found in many of the drainages. Springtime brings forth vibrant displays of wildflowercolor in the meadows that dot the area.
For more information, please contact:
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, 
