Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
in 1995, the disease has killed hundreds of thousands of tanoaks, coast live, black,
and Shreve oaks in Northern California. Though left unharmed, neighboring species
such as Douglas fir, rhododendron, buckeye, madrone, manzanita, bigleaf maple, bay
laurel, and evergreen huckleberry may serve as “carriers” of the pathogen, which
may then spread aerially via windblown rain. Mortality is most common where oaks
and these carriers grow side by side.
Until the disease is better understood, researchers ask hikers to help prevent the
spread of
P. ramorum.
Before leaving the area, thoroughly clean your tires, shoes,
and your pets' feet.
You'll soon leave
Los Padres National Forest
and cross private property, skirt-
ing the river 0.3 mile farther upstream to a
campsite
for one to two tents (1.8 miles,
425'). From here the Little Sur Trail fords the South Fork and crosses a creek. This is
usually an easy boulder-to-boulder hop, except during winter storms, when a knee- to
waist-high wade is inevitable. During intense rainfall, the river may be too swift and
deep to cross.
Nestled along the edge of a redwood-forested gorge, Pico Blanco Camp is just a short walk
upstream from one of Big Sur's most magnificent swimming pools.
