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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaUsing these maps, you can find some inspirational views at Circle X and many other National Park Sites.
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area offers a variety of "Parks as Classrooms" Programs. These programs specifically target the education curriculum designated for the state of California.

The Chumash: A Changing People, A Changing Land
Third and Fourth Graders


Parks as Laboratories:
Studies of Land, Water, and Air
For Middle Schools

EcoHelpers: Restoration Program
for Students
High School

National Park Labs:
Studies of Wildland Fire Ecology
High School

Franklin Canyon is a great place for natural and city views.  

Did You Know?
At the geographical center of Los Angeles is a national park site. At Franklin Canyon Ranch in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, you can see cityscapes and natural views. The recreation area extendes in an east-west direction running through the heart of the city.

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Last Updated: June 20, 2008 at 20:54 EST