Use Marker Groups Wolf 2002
Piru 2003
Day 2006
Zaca 2007
Gap 2008
La Brea 2009
Hartman Camp South Los Padres National Forest
- Camp Type: Wilderness Trail Camp
- Topo Map Link: Topatopa Mountains
- Elevation: 2489 feet
- Wilderness Area: Sespe
- County: Ventura County
- Ranger District: Ojai Ranger District
- Longitude: -119.03422
- Latitude: 34.57033
- Water Sources: The Sespe can be dry in this section in Summer and Fall. If dry at camp, water can usually be found in the creek at Willet Camp.
- Length of Stay: 14 Days
- Reservations: Wilderness Trail Camp
Recent Water Reports:
| Date | Surveyor | Water Report |
| 04-21-2022 | the_fog | Flowing |
| 12-19-2021 | Yertle | Flowing |
| 07-03-2021 | Braulio Aguilera | Dry |
| 01-15-2021 | Anonymous Surveyor | Flowing |
| 11-23-2020 | Shaddus Maximus | Trickle |
| 08-10-2020 | Erin Swenson-Healey | Stagnant |
| 11-26-2016 | Anonymous Surveyor | Flowing |
| 03-30-2016 | Shaddus Maximus | Flowing |
Description:
Hartman Camp is located along the Sespe River Trail about 9.5 miles downstream from Piedra Blanca Trailhead. This site has long been in use, first as a USFS Guard Station in the 1920s and later as a car campground in the 60s and 70s. Now what remains is a pleasant stand of mature live oaks in a large grassy flat on the bank above Sespe Creek.
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Photo By: Craig R. Carey - Website Link
Submitted Camp Reports
Hartman Camp Survey - 04-21-2022 - by the_fogLink: Hartman Camp Date: 04-21-2022 Surveyor Name: the_fog Camp Description: camp in good shape, lots of wildflowers Water Source: Flowing Water Source Details: many flowing channels, ankle to knee deep Weather Conditions: - Hartman Camp Survey - 12-19-2021 - by Yertle
Link: Hartman Camp Date: 12-19-2021 Surveyor Name: Yertle Camp Description: Water Source: Flowing Water Source Details: Weather Conditions: - Hartman Camp Survey - 07-03-2021 - by Braulio Aguilera
Link: Hartman Camp Date: 07-03-2021 Surveyor Name: Braulio Aguilera Camp Description: Water Source: Dry Water Source Details: Didn’t see any water. Weather Conditions: - Hartman Camp Survey - 01-15-2021 - by Anonymous Surveyor
Link: Hartman Camp Date: 01-15-2021 Surveyor Name: Anonymous Surveyor Camp Description: Water Source: Flowing Water Source Details: low enough to rock hop. camp is in good condition Weather Conditions: - Hartman Camp Survey - 11-23-2020 - by Shaddus Maximus
Link: Hartman Camp Date: 11-23-2020 Surveyor Name: Shaddus Maximus Camp Description: Water Source: Trickle Water Source Details: While the Sespe is dry above and below Hartman, there is a nice, clear trickle of water here at the camp. Weather Conditions: - Hartman Camp Survey - 08-10-2020 - by Erin Swenson-Healey
Link: Hartman Camp Date: 08-10-2020 Surveyor Name: Erin Swenson-Healey Camp Description: Hartman Camp was easy to find (the trail runs right through it). It sat approximately 100 yards from the now-stagnant pools which make up the Sespe. We were too late in the year for good swimming, unfortunately, but I was glad to have water to filter. I highly recommend loading up on water from Kerr Spring (cold water with a decent taste), which crosses the trail a few miles to the west. Water Source: Stagnant Water Source Details: stagnant pools approximately 12" deep Weather Conditions: sunny, hot, and a little windy - Hartman Camp Survey - 11-26-2016 - by Anonymous Surveyor
Link: Hartman Camp Date: 11-26-2016 Surveyor Name: Anonymous Surveyor Camp Description: Water Source: Flowing Water Source Details: water barely flowing in sespe creek west of camp. enough water to filter Weather Conditions: - Hartman Camp Survey - 03-30-2016 - by Shaddus Maximus
Link: Hartman Camp Date: 03-30-2016 Surveyor Name: Shaddus Maximus Camp Description: Water Source: Flowing Water Source Details: Weather Conditions:
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Survey / Report Form Last Updated: Monday, March 6, 2023
