San Mateo Canyon Wilderness

San Mateo Canyon Wilderness
LocationOrange County/San Diego County/Riverside County California
Nearest cityLake Elsinore, California
Established1984
Governing bodyUnited States Forest Service

San Mateo Canyon is a 39,419 acres (160 km2) wilderness area in the Cleveland National Forest of Southern California. It was established by the California Wilderness Act of 1984 and is administered by the United States Forest Service. The area is mostly chaparral and Coastal sage scrub with oak woods at the lower elevations.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "San Mateo Canyon Wilderness". Wilderness.net. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ "San Mateo Canyon". ProtectedPlanet.net. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
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