# Lost Your Motorcycle Key on Yerba Buena or Deer Creek Road? The mountain roads above the south coast, from the county line to Circle X Ranch. Source: https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/yerba-buena-deer-creek/ Business: The Motorcycle Locksmith, mobile motorcycle locksmith. Phone and text: (805) 429-8452 (Ventura County and Santa Barbara side). At the southern tip of Ventura County the Santa Monica Mountains come straight down to Pacific Coast Highway, and two narrow roads climb off the coast into them. Deer Creek Road leaves the highway between Sycamore Cove and the county line and climbs to Pacific View Road. Yerba Buena Road starts a little farther east, beside the seafood restaurant near the county line that is a regular stop for riders, and winds inland past Circle X Ranch, the National Park Service site below Sandstone Peak. Higher up the two are linked by Pacific View Road and Cotharin Road, so they can be ridden as a loop. We are a mobile locksmith for motorcycles and scooters only. Keys get lost up here at trailheads, at view stops and at the lunch stop on the coast. Where the bike can be reached safely on pavement, we come to it to cut and program a key or repair the lock. Have photo ID and the registration or title with you. ## Fixed points on Yerba Buena Road The National Park Service publishes distances for its Circle X Ranch sites. They are the best reference points on the road. - Pacific Coast Highway junction: the bottom of the road, close to the Los Angeles County line. - Cotharin Road junction: the link across to Pacific View Road and Deer Creek Road. - Circle X Ranch contact station: 5.4 miles inland from Pacific Coast Highway, with parking, restrooms and water. - Sandstone Peak trailhead: one mile beyond the contact station, parking on the left. - Mishe Mokwa trailhead: 1.75 miles beyond the contact station, parking on the right. - Beyond the trailheads the road runs east to the county line, where it meets Little Sycamore Canyon Road, which leads down to Mulholland Highway. ## Surfaces and parking The Park Service notes that the parking lots at Circle X are unpaved. A side stand on loose dirt is how bikes go over, and a tip-over with the key in the ignition is one of the ways keys get bent or broken. Put a flat rock or a puck under the stand, and take the key out before you walk away. Both roads are narrow, winding mountain roads with few places wide enough to stop. If you must stop, choose a spot where traffic coming from either direction can see you, and tell us how far you are from Pacific Coast Highway or from the nearest junction. ## No signal, no fuel The Park Service lists cell coverage at Circle X as not available, saying it depends on the carrier and is unreliable in the backcountry. Plan on having no phone at the trailheads. If you lose a key there, note the trailhead name, then walk or get a lift along the road until a call connects. There is no fuel on either road. Fill up before you leave the coast highway towns or the Conejo Valley. ## Fire and storm closures These mountains burn and slide. After a major fire or a wet winter, roads and trailheads here can be closed, and so can Pacific Coast Highway below. Look up current closures before riding, and if you pass a road closed sign on your way to a bike, tell us where it was. ## Motorcycle key services near Yerba Buena Road and Deer Creek Road Everything is done at the bike near Yerba Buena Road and Deer Creek Road: no tow and no waiting on a dealer order. Tell us the year, make and model and whether you have any key, and we will tell you what the job involves. - [Lost Motorcycle Key, No Spare](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/lost-motorcycle-key/): No key at all? We make a working key at the bike. - [Motorcycle Key Replacement](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/motorcycle-key-replacement/): New keys cut by code or from the lock, for all major makes. - [Transponder and Immobilizer Key Programming](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/motorcycle-key-programming/): Chip keys and fobs programmed to your immobilizer. - [Motorcycle Key Duplication and Spare Keys](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/motorcycle-key-duplication/): A spare now costs far less than a lost only-key later. - [Motorcycle Ignition Repair and Replacement](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/motorcycle-ignition-repair/): Sticking, worn or damaged ignitions repaired or replaced. - [Broken Motorcycle Key Extraction](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/broken-key-extraction/): Snapped key removed and a new one cut from the pieces. - [Gas Cap, Seat, Steering and Saddlebag Locks](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/services/motorcycle-lock-repair/): Gas cap, seat, steering, helmet and saddlebag locks. ## Where we come to you near Yerba Buena Road and Deer Creek Road - **Common call-out spots:** Circle X Ranch contact station, Sandstone Peak trailhead, Mishe Mokwa trailhead, Yerba Buena Road at Pacific Coast Highway, Deer Creek Road at Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific View Road, Cotharin Road **Stuck near Yerba Buena Road and Deer Creek Road without a key?** Call or text with your year, make, model and where the bike is parked. Call or text (805) 429-8452. ## Local notes for Yerba Buena Road and Deer Creek Road riders - The Circle X address is a Malibu mailing address, but the ranch and both roads are in Ventura County. Give us road names and mileages, not a ZIP code. - Use the Park Service distances: so many miles above Pacific Coast Highway, or so far past the contact station. That is how we will find you. - Gloves coming off at a view stop is when keys get dropped down a slope. Pocket the key before you take your gloves off. ## Riding roads near Yerba Buena Road and Deer Creek Road - Deer Creek Road: Climbs from Pacific Coast Highway to Pacific View Road on the ridge above the coast. - Cotharin Road: The connector between Pacific View Road and Yerba Buena Road that closes the loop. - Yerba Buena Road: The longer side of the loop, passing Circle X Ranch below Sandstone Peak and continuing to the county line at Little Sycamore Canyon Road. - Pacific Coast Highway: Joins the bottom of both roads and runs west past Sycamore Cove toward Point Mugu and Oxnard. ## Makes we cut and program keys for near Yerba Buena Road and Deer Creek Road [Harley-Davidson](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/harley-davidson/), [Honda](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/honda/), [Yamaha](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/yamaha/), [Kawasaki](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/kawasaki/), [Suzuki](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/suzuki/), [Ducati](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/ducati/), [BMW](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/bmw/), [Triumph](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/triumph/), [KTM](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/ktm/), [Indian](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/indian/), [Aprilia](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/aprilia/), [Moto Guzzi](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/moto-guzzi/), [Husqvarna](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/husqvarna/), [Royal Enfield](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/royal-enfield/), [Can-Am](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/can-am/), [Victory](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/victory/), [Vespa and Piaggio](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/vespa-piaggio/), [Zero](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/zero/), [MV Agusta](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/mv-agusta/), [Benelli](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/benelli/), [Beta](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/beta/), [Buell](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/buell/), [CFMOTO](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/cfmoto/), [GASGAS](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/gasgas/), [Genuine Scooters](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/genuine-scooters/), [Hyosung](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/hyosung/), [KYMCO](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/kymco/), [LiveWire](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/livewire/), [SYM](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/makes/sym/) ## Yerba Buena Road and Deer Creek Road motorcycle key FAQ ### I am at the Sandstone Peak trailhead with no key and no signal. What should I do? Leave the bike locked and parked where it is, note that it is at the Sandstone Peak lot a mile past the Circle X contact station, and get to where your phone works. Call us with that description, the make, model and year, and confirm you have ID and registration or title. ### Will you come up Deer Creek Road? It depends on exactly where the bike is. The road is narrow, with few safe places for a service vehicle to stop. Give us the distance from Pacific Coast Highway and we will tell you whether we can work there or whether the bike should be moved first. ### I lost my key at the seafood place near the county line. Is that in your area? Yes. The restaurant at the bottom of Yerba Buena Road has a Malibu address but sits on the Ventura County side of the line. Tell us where in the parking area the bike is. ## Helpful guides - [Cruiser and Touring Motorcycle Keys: Bags, Forks, Fobs](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/guides/cruiser-and-touring-motorcycle-keys/): Yes, keys for cruisers and touring bikes can be replaced, and on most of them it is a mechanical job because the key is a plain cut or barrel key. - [Dealer vs Locksmith for a Motorcycle Key: Which to Call](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/guides/dealer-vs-locksmith-motorcycle-key/): For plain metal keys, broken keys, worn ignitions and many transponder keys, a mobile motorcycle locksmith can usually do the work where the bike sits, often for less. - [Dirt Bike and Dual Sport Keys: Which Bikes Have Them](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/guides/dirt-bike-and-dual-sport-key-replacement/): Many dirt bikes have no key at all, so the first step is knowing which kind you ride. ## Nearby areas we also cover [Pacific Coast Highway at Point Mugu](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/pacific-coast-highway-point-mugu/), [Newbury Park](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/newbury-park/), [Thousand Oaks](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/thousand-oaks/), [Oxnard](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/oxnard/), [Camarillo](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/camarillo/), [All of Ventura County](https://themotorcyclelocksmith.com/ventura-santa-barbara/service-areas/ventura-county/)