The Enchanted Forest Trail is one of the closest trailheads to the center of Pine Mountain Club,…read moreand one that was marked on both Google Maps and on the map of hiking trails provided by the Pine Mountain Inn (5*). With such an inviting name, my friend and I wanted to be sure to check it out. Arriving in Pine Mountain Club on a Friday afternoon in April, we decided to save a longer trail for Saturday and visit the Enchanted Forest Trail with about 1.5 hours remaining before sundown. The trailhead is very simple to find. From there, the trail was not difficult to follow until it brought us to a rocky dry watercourse on the mountain. We had read that the track might get lost, but most of the reviews on AllTrails saying that were from winter. We had followed the path pretty easily until the watercourse, but at that point we lost it. We considered scrambling up the rocky gorge but that seemed wrong. At that moment, we heard voices echoing in the canyon, and that directed my attention over across the watercourse into the underbrush. We realized we could cross the gulch and find the trail on the other side. Locating the path, we soon passed the people coming down from the trail's end. We asked how it was, and they said "it gets steep and rocky." It had already been like that, so we wondered how much steeper and more rocky it might be. After going on for another 5-7 minutes, we arrived at an area on the path that felt like it was vibrating with energy. Neither of us is particularly spiritual but this place, where a large redwood had fallen with a tremendous, splintered split across its trunk and where someone had placed a stone cairn, felt inexplicably mysterious. (See my pic. The place where the trunk splits is taller than the height of a person.) The sun had just dipped behind the ridgeline, and we decided this would be where we would stop. It's an out-and-back trail, so why not make this our back point? On the way down the trail, I started to get tinnitus in my right ear. This isn't something that has happened to me in recent memory. Maybe because the area is so quiet, I could hear a ringing in my ears. But then, out of nowhere, a tree started dropping its leaves on the path to our left. No wind blew, nothing discernible changed. Leaves just started dropping. We thanked the forest for hosting us, and made our way down the path--without urgency, but expeditiously. Whatever's enchanting this forest was probably having a good time. We did too. Just be ready for a hint of the chills as you hike along.

I like this trail, it lives up to its name and is very much like walking through a movie forest…read more Trees split in half, old rock slides, echo-y mountains give this trail such a good and on edge vibe. Unfortunately we had to head back early because the ground was too frozen to walk on without some sort of special ice gear.

I turned on Google navigation, but it led me to a completely wrong mountain road. I wandered around…read morein the mountains for about 20 minutes before finally getting out, so I just came back home. If you plan to go, make sure to double-check the route at least once before heading out.

Site #3 - the picnic table and fire pit are on the other side of the bike trail. Some got it and…read morerode on, other cyclists thought it was for their use. There is a large rock formation 10 feet from the pit that people kept bringing their kids to play on. They need to move the table and pit, then it would be a great site.

Amazing hike! It is one of the easier hikes to access to the relaxing hot springs…read more Watch out for poison ivy! Totally worth it! Thank you to the BW Staff for providing me helpful tips. 10/10 will return.

The right amount of challenging for a beginner hiker like me with an amazing reward at the end if…read moreyou choose to do this trail. My only downfall is the smell of sulfur that takes some getting used to, but overall, the mini pools was something I have never experienced before. Parking is limited, there are free areas where you have to drive over a curb, but my car did fine with parking. The pools are the hottest at the top and gets cooler on the bottom. If you are curious to see if there were more pools past the top, there isn't as I asked those who ventured a little further. I definitely recommend this hike if you're thinking about it and it's a cool day. There was some incline that I wouldn't find enjoyable if it was any hotter. I'm pretty beginner at hiking and this took me a little longer than anticipated to get to the springs, but if you're an avid hiker you can probably get to the trail within 35-45 minutes! The trail is my favorite activity I've done in Santa Barbara so far!

Associated with the huge, beautiful, undivided Rancho Tejón, undivided since the time when…read moreCalifornia was under Mexico's control. I highly recommend you visit should you come across the rare opportunity to do so.

Mmmmm, nature! We…read morehad a group hike to the flower fields. Lupine...have you ever seen anything as beautiful as the color purple? Poppies...field of buttercups flying in the wind. Then other varieties of wildflowers...clean air, some trodden paths, helpful docents. All in all, great day exploring Tejon Ranch. They have tours of their massive properties periodically. Last year, it was free. This year, $5. But we had no guide...: (

A great hiking spot with nice reward at the end. It was moderately strenuous, about 3.8-4 miles…read moreround trip. A lot of pocket of shades along the way, steady incline but not too bad. You cross a stream of water a third of the way. What's missing is direction, or sign at intersection, there is one sign that said "trail" but which trail? There is tunnel trail, jesusita trail that branches out from the main trail. I am so used to POST and Midpen trail where there are signs with the distance pointed in the right direction. The view is gorgeous. You can see a dam and the city of Santa Barbara. Easily one of the best hikes.

This is our all time Favorite Hike, a little bit of everything! Waterfalls, rocks, lots of lizards…read moreand beautiful views

This is a great hike about four miles give or take. It's an actual loop. It's great if you want to…read morehave a great run or a jog to have a great workout. It's also fun if you want to bring your kids or dogs.

The hike was not difficult and provided some gorgeous views wild flowers…read more We took the lower trail to start and lived it

Such a beautiful place and fun to take the family. Especially now that there should be more waterread more

One of the most underrated hiking spots in Santa Barbara. Absolutely beautiful and not crowded at…read moreall! Great biking spot as well!

Spending two days out here has been a breathtaking experience. One thing I noticed was there were…read moremore tents up with people camping versus RVs. The boat rentals were ridiculous for the day. They were booked up by 9:30 AM, but we had such a wonderful relaxing 2 days. We left with a total of five bass. Everyone at the lake was very nice and talkative. I was able to sit back and get some good reading in while my husband went back to fishing. This will be a return trip with more family members. I absolutely loved that the showers and bathroom were clean every time I went in. Bravo to the employees and the campers.

This place has decent camp grounds. The lake is beautiful but is for fishing and boating, not…read moreswimming or water sports. There is at least one hiking trail that leads here, but no trail around the lake or in the camping areas. There is a boat rental place, a restaurant with burgers and sandwiches, a bait shop, and a boat launch ramp. Costs $10 for the day to get in. The workers are friendly. Nice place to get a meal and enjoy the view or go fishing or rent a boat to go on the lake. Boats a bit run down and selection small. Most people seemed to bring their own. Not sure how the camping experience is but it looked just ok.