Horse Canyon Potential Addition to the Ventana Wilderness
 Managing
agency: Bureau of Land Management.
Size: Approximately 3,003 acres.
Description: Bordering the Ventana Wilderness, this Bureau of Land Management parcel contains mostly chamise chaparral. The area also features stands of mature oaks, and meadows are present in the uplands. Sweetwater Creek flows through the eastern portion.
While the terrain is mostly steep and rugged, a nearly level bench, some 2.5 miles long and 1/3 of a mile wide, overlooks the Arroyo Seco River in the northernmost portion of the area. Oak woodland is the dominant vegetation on the bench.
Horse Canyon is said to have been a haunt of the infamous horse thief, Tibercio Vasquez, who allegedly used the canyon in the early 1870s to hide stolen horses while being pursued by the authorities. The canyon is named after the incident.
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:
Ilysia Shattuck
Sierra Club
827 Broadway, Suite 310
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 622-0290 X220
Email: ilysia.shattuck@sierraclub.org
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Just three miles off of Interstate 80, 
