California hiking trails - Potrero Canyon Trail, Sierra Madre, Santa Barbara County

   
  Potrero Canyon Trail is not very close to Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta at all, but it sure is a an excellent great outdoors hiking trail. Backcountry trekking in California never gets boring. Each one of the many hiking and backpacking trails of California has its own unique beauty. As long as you like the great outdoors you will like California. Different parts of Potrero Canyon Trail are at very different elevations, and that means that some parts of the backcountry hiking trail could be very different from other parts of it. Sometimes this great
    outdoors trail gets really dry, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. During the warmest time of the year at Potrero Canyon Trail temperatures are generally in the 80's while nighttime lows
are typically in the 50's. Throughout the wintertime the highs are typically in the 60's; winter nights come with lows in the 30's to Potrero Canyon Trail. The total elevation difference for Potrero Canyon Trail is 2,012 feet, and that is about average. Hiking trails for backpacking, and backpacking can be found all over California; one of them being Potrero Canyon Trail in Santa Barbara County. The picturesque backcountry hiking trails of the Sierra Madre are a wonderful way to explore these peaks. This is a great outdoors trail that is quite long, so don't  
forget to pack enough supplies. Put on your backpacking shoes, and hit the great outdoors hiking trail, Potrero Canyon Trail in Santa Barbara County, California is an excellent place to go. This is a one trailhead wilderness hiking trail, so you'll be backcountry trekking it in and back out. Potrero Canyon Trail is pretty dry frequently; through February this neighborhood sees the most rain while July is frequently the driest month. The time needed for this backcountry hike is roughly 6.5 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Potrero Canyon Trail is 7.8 miles long it's an average length backcountry hiking trail. The length of this backcountry hiking trail is about average with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this a very tough wilderness trail for advanced walkers looking for a nice challenge. This is a region covered with lots of wilderness trails.

Briefly about the general area:
Getting to Davy Brown Creek from Potrero Canyon Trail is simple, and folks from Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta love to come here. Coldwater Campground is a good local campground; nearby Fir Canyon is a nice location to go.
The beauty of mother nature reveals herself at Willow Spring, and Nira Campground is a great campground nearby. And if you're still looking for more outdoors fun things just keep reading. And that's not everything you can do here in the Sierra Madre. There's a forest here at Potrero Canyon Trail called East Pinery, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try East Fork Fish Creek.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.7718, Longitude -119.9434
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Total in and out hiking length = 7.8 miles

Total climbing distance = 2.8 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 6.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 4 hours

Total elevation difference: 2012 feet


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 Trails Near Potrero Canyon Trail:
Hurricane Deck Trail, Santa Barbara County , 5 miles away,  36.2 hiking miles, 3358 feet elevation difference
Ranger Peak Trail, Santa Barbara County , 5 miles away, 3.8 hiking miles, 2190 feet elevation difference
Manzana Trail, Santa Barbara County , 10 miles away,  18.6 hiking miles, 3096 feet elevation difference
Jackson Trail, Santa Barbara County , 11 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 3327 feet elevation difference
Santa Cruz Trail, Santa Barbara County , 15 miles away, 9.9 hiking miles, 2660 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Potrero Canyon Trail:
Coldwater Campground, Santa Barbara County, 1 miles away
Nira Campground, Santa Barbara County, 1 miles away
Davy Brown Campground, Santa Barbara County, 2 miles away
Lost Valley Campground, Santa Barbara County, 3 miles away
Water Canyon Campground, Santa Barbara County, 3 miles away
 National Parks Near Potrero Canyon Trail:
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA , 53 miles away
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Santa Ynez Inn, Santa Ynez , 14 miles away
Best Western King Frederik Motel, Solvang , 18 miles away
Royal Scandinavian Inn, Solvang , 18 miles away
Petersen Village Inn, Solvang , 18 miles away
Wine Valley Inn, Solvang , 18 miles away

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