Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge

Wildlife refuge

Maricopa, CA
Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge

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Larry Abruzzo
Larry Abruzzo

Drove in from Lebec off interstate 5 just past Gorman. A Monday morning and in no hurry so why not take a drive i have never been this road. It took me 8 hours to go the 100+ miles to Ojai. I was in no hurry and taking pictures and I had the road all to myself. I think i saw maybe 6 cars on that stretch of road and I was stopping every couple of miles. See photos...was hoping to see a Condor but wasn't my day.

2021-5-31
Tigran Panasyan
Tigran Panasyan

It is possible to drive through the refuge. However, the hiking trail was closed to protect California Condors.

2024-5-22
Li Ying Lou
Li Ying Lou

Beautiful place and wildlife area

2024-12-13
Joe Breseman
Joe Breseman

Beautiful Ride with my best buddy Bob Moss California hills and mountains

2020-2-15
Misty Jernigan
Misty Jernigan

Nice to be able to camp out under the stars.... No Glampers here 😁

2019-6-16
Michael Milliken
Michael Milliken

It's beautiful tiis time of year, makes for a nice drive.

2019-2-4
David Partridge
David Partridge

We took the scenic route from I-5 to Pismo Beach and passed through Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge. The route was incredibly scenic, but if you are a hurry do not take this route - lots of curves and you may get behind slow moving vehicles with no room to pass. This a potential place to view the California Condors so we stopped a few times and scanned the skies. W did not see any, but we di see several Golden Eagles soaring above the trees..

merlyn827
merlyn827

Beautiful vistas and lots of wildlife. Drive carefully though, the road is narrow and turns are tight. Take your time and enjoy the outdoors, close by is Pine Mountain Club, there's a few great places to eat there.

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