California hiking trails - White Mountain Trail, Sierra Madre, Ventura County

   
  While visiting this region in California it's a fine idea to go backcountry hiking too. There are hiking trails all over California, and White Mountain Trail is one of them, and it's in Ventura County. We all need to get out in the great outdoors once in a while, and White Mountain Trail in Ventura County, California is the great outdoors at its best. For the duration of the summer at White Mountain Trail temperatures are commonly in the 90's, and during the night it cools down to the 50's. Highs during the wintertime are mostly in the 60's with winter lows
    in the 30's overnight here at White Mountain Trail. White Mountain Trail is a very long wilderness hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backcountry trail great for hard core backpackers looking for adventure. At parts of the year this vicinity
sees very little rain, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. If you happen to be in California, why not go backpacking, it is so much fun. Keep in mind that this is a long backpacking and hiking trail, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. There are numerous hiking trails in California, and each one has something unique to offer. White Mountain Trail goes through some very different elevations which of course means you need to be prepared for different conditions on different parts  
of the wilderness trail. The total elevation difference for this hiking and backpacking trail is 3,500 feet which is higher than average. This hiking and backpacking trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. The scenic wilderness hiking trails of the Sierra Madre are a very delightful way to see these peaks. Not much rain falls here at White Mountain Trail; the month with most of the rain is February; the driest of the months is July. There are so many backcountry trails in this vicinity. This walk should take you about 3 days, so better have big backpack to fit all the stuff you need. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. White Mountain Trail is to be found a relatively long tour from Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, but backcountry backpacking is such an enjoyable thing to do, and this is a fine place to do that. White Mountain Trail is 19.4 miles long; it's a long wilderness trail.

Briefly about the general area:
Yep, outdoors entertaining stuff truly is plentiful here in the Sierra Madre. White Mountain Trail is fine enough to spend more than a day at, Hardluck Campground is a fine local campground, and get your heart pumping on the wonderful whitewater of Piru Creek. So much cool stuff near White Mountain Trail, truly extraordinary. You must go to Nugget Point when you're here at White Mountain Trail, and hey, Rose Creek is a nice local stream.
Big Narrows is a magnificent place to go to close by, and do put some time aside to spend at Buck Creek Spring while you're here at White Mountain Trail. There's so much to do here at White Mountain Trail that you need to camp here for a while, Tin Can Cabin Campground is a good place for that, and if you're looking for some flowing water? Try Dead Horse Creek.
If you want a nice time in the great outdoors just come on up to the Sierra Madre. A wonderful place for whitewater paddling right next door to White Mountain Trail is Piru Creek, and Squaw Flat is a great place to stretch your legs a bit. Places like Dough Flat are magnificent to go to, and Cobblestone Spring is always fun to check out.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 34.5531, Longitude -118.8965
- - Directions and Road Map

Total in and out hiking length = 19.4 miles

Total climbing distance = 8 miles

Difficulty : Difficult

Casual Hiking Pace: 3 days

Fast Hiking Pace: 2 days

Total elevation difference: 3500 feet


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 Trails Near White Mountain Trail:
Snowy Creek Trail, Ventura County , 3 miles away, 7.1 hiking miles, 3899 feet elevation difference
Agua Blanca Trail, Ventura County , 3 miles away, 20.2 hiking miles, 6134 feet elevation difference
Bucksnort Trail, Ventura County , 4 miles away,  5.6 hiking miles, 1286 feet elevation difference
Whiteacre Peak Trail, Ventura County , 5 miles away, 4.5 hiking miles, 1954 feet elevation difference
Upper Sespe River Trail, Ventura County , 5 miles away,  14 hiking miles, 1682 feet elevation difference
Bailey Trail, Los Angeles County , 6 miles away,  7.2 hiking miles, 1111 feet elevation difference
Alder Creek Trail, Ventura County , 6 miles away,  20.4 hiking miles, 3319 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near White Mountain Trail:
Tin Can Cabin Campground, Ventura County, 3 miles away
Hardluck Campground, Ventura County, 4 miles away
Cove Campground, San Bernardino County, 5 miles away
Cow Springs Campground, Ventura County, 5 miles away
Hollister Campground, Ventura County, 5 miles away
 Whitewater Near White Mountain Trail:
Piru Creek, Los Angeles / Ventura County County , 8 miles away, Class IV - 15 miles long (Pyramid Lake to Lake Piru)
Piru Creek, Ventura County County , 13 miles away, Class II - 4 miles long (Lake Piru to Santa Clara River)
Sespe Creek, Ventura County County , 15 miles away, Class IV-V - 31.5 miles long (Lion Campground to Highway 126 bridge)
 National Parks Near White Mountain Trail:
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, Thousand Oaks - CA , 23 miles away
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura - CA , 35 miles away
 Hotels Near White Mountain Trail:
Econo Lodge Gorman, Gorman , 10 miles away
Best Rest Inn Lebec Frazier, Lebec , 11 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites FRAZIER PARK, Lebec , 11 miles away
Best Western La Posada Motel, Fillmore , 13 miles away
Rodeway Inn Magic Mountain Area, Castaic , 19 miles away

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