Tour Park City
This mountain community is home to three world class ski resorts and hosted
several alpine venues of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The historic district is a
bustling year-round draw for vacationers.
Malibu Adventure Tourism
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Discover California's natural wonders when you explore to a scenic backdrop of amazing desert, mountain, islands and coastal terrain.
Southern California features many exciting high wilderness adventures opportunities for
rock climbing, mountaineering, ocean sailing, camping, hiking and more.
- Scenic trails - hiking, horseback riding
- Bird-watching
- Camping
- Fishing
- Biking
- Ocean Watersports - swimming, surfing, snorkeling
- Cheeseboro Canyon - horseback riding trails
- Circle X Ranch - horseback riding trails
- Franklin Canyon Ranch - just north of Beverly Hills
- Paramount Ranch - former Western movie set
- Peter Stauss Ranch (Lake Enchanto) - 250-seat amphitheater
- Rancho Sierra Vista - horseback riding trails near Point Magu State Park and also Satwiwa Native American Culture Center.
- Rocky Oaks - pond and oak grove
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
401 Hillcrest Dr, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360; (818) 597-9192
The Santa Monica Mountains NRA covers some 150,000 acres of rugged mountain, steep canyons, rolling hills and 50 miles of beachfront. Overlooking both the L.A. basin and Pacific Ocean, it stretches from Griffith Park to the Ventura County Line.
A popular scenic tour is Mulholland Drive which traverses the length of Santa Monica Mountains and offers many hilltop overlooks of the region.
Outdoor Recreational Activities include but are not limited to the following:
Several state and county beaches cover the 50 mile Pacific Ocean shoreline from Santa Monica to Point Magu.
Charmlee Wilderness Park
Santa Monica Mountains NRA,
2577 S. Encinal Canyon Road, Malibu CA; 310-457-7247;
Park Website;
Area maintained by the National Park Service, Charmlee Wilderness Park is 590 acres of the best of the Santa Monica Mountains
Coastal Slope environment. The park includes picnic areas, eight miles of hiking trails, native plant displays, and a nature center.
Programs include a volunteer docent program, school and group nature programs, and a variety of public hikes and interpretive programs.
Zuma Trancas Canyons
Santa Monica Mountains NRA,
2577 S. Encinal Canyon Road, Malibu CA; 310-457-7247;
Park Website;
The perennial streams running through here gives Zuma Canyon and Trancas Canyon an abundance of animal and plant life.
Hiking Trails - Several challenging but scenic hiking trails traverse this area.
Leo Carrillo State Beach - West Malibu
This state park includes 1.5 miles of coastal beachfront for swimming, surfing, windsurfing, surf fishing and beachcombing.
The beach also has tide pools, coastal caves and reefs for exploring. Giant sycamores shade the main campgrounds. The park also features back-country hiking.
Nicholas Canyon County Beach - West Malibu
Fishing, Handicap Accessways, Picnicking, Restrooms, Showers, Surfing, Swimming.
Known as Zeros Beach by surfers, is a fun left point break that picks up any swell year round.
It is a great beach for surfing, bodyboarding, and bodysurfing.
Robert Meyer State Beach - West Malibu
This beach is made up of a number of cove or cliff-foot strands known as "pocket beaches"
along the west end of the city of Malibu: El Pescador, La Piedra and El Matador. Each of these three small beaches are a jewel unto themselves.
These beaches can be crowded during the summer, however during the off season, they offer a perfect opportunity to experience solitude at its finest.
Malibu Solstice Canyon Park
This Park is run by the National Park Service. There is no entrance fee and there are miles of hiking trails,
one leading to a waterfall and pond.
Dan Blocker County Beach - Malibu CA
Swimming, Surfing, Fishing, Diving, Portable Restrooms.
Dan Blocker makes for a lovely little cove with clear water and not much surf.
This strip of undeveloped beach has over 200 miles of hiking trails up into the Santa Monica Mountains.
Malibu Creek State Park
This park features hiking, fishing, bird watching and horseback riding opportunities.
There are 15 miles of streamside trail through oak and sycamore woodlands an chaparral-covered slopes.
The park was the center of Chumash Native American life for centuries and was once used to film numerous
movies and TV shows, such as Planet of the Apes and M*A*S*H.
Tuna Canyon Park - East Malibu
18,000 acres of contiguous protected open space from Topanga State Park west to Las Flores Canyon.
Tuna Creek, one of the most pristine aquatic habitats in the Santa Monica Mountains, courses through the eastern end of the property to the ocean.
Topanga Canyon State Park
Located in the cliffs and canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains, Topanga State Park features 36 miles of trails through open grassland, live oaks and spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.
Excellent recreational opportunities for hikers as well as mountain bikers (restricted to fire roads) and equestrians.
Popular features include mountain wildflowers and Trippet Ranch Nature Center.
Other notable locations are:
Getty Center
One of the world's largest art institutions is located in the
Sepulveda Pass.
