• Afternoon clouds cover the distance peaks of the iconic Boney Mountain

    Santa Monica Mountains

    National Recreation Area California

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  • Partial Park Closure Due to Hazardous Conditions

    Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa re-opens 5/14/13, with restrictions (sunrise to sunset, not all trails). Sandstone Peak & Mishe Mokwa trails will also open, as will Backbone Trail east of Point Mugu State Park boundary. Point Mugu backcountry remains closed. More »

  • Trucks on Cheeseboro Canyon Trail

    Occasional truck traffic (approx 6 trips per day) will take place on Cheeseboro Cyn Trail weekdays between 8am & 4pm for demolition and removal of Cheeseboro Tank. Should be completed by 5/24/13. Check back for updates or call 818-889-8996. More »

King Gillette Ranch Planning Update

Welcome!

Thank you for visiting the update page on the King Gillette Ranch Planning Project. Here you will find information on the progress of the new Interagency Visitor Center, updates to the planning process, and how you can be apart of public workshops and provide input into the future of your parklands.

 

OUT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW!

Anthony C. Beilenson Visitor Center at King Gillette Ranch Environmental Assessment

The vision to establish a full-service, interagency visitor center for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) has been discussed for many years, and is now within our grasp. The National Park Service at SMMNRA has prepared this Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed construction and operation of the Anthony C. Beilenson Visitor Center at King Gillette Ranch.

We are seeking your comments on the project and the analysis presented in this document. The EA is available now for a 30-day public review and comment period. This comment period is open through midnight on March 15, 2010. You can view or download the EA by clicking on the following links.

Full Environmental Assessment - Body and Appendices (13MB)

How to Submit Comments

  • On-line: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/samo
    You can also learn more about the King Gillette Ranch Design Concept Plan and Visitor Center planning process at this official NPS planning website.
  • By mail:
    Superintendent Woody Smeck
    Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
    401 West Hillcrest Drive
    Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
  • E-mail:
    Click the link to e-mail us
  • Via Fax:
    (805) 370-1850

To plan your visit to King Gillette Ranch, click on the link below:
www.lamountains.com

 

Did You Know?

Watch the credits a the end of a film and you may discover how often national parks are used by the movie industry.

Unique vistas and cultural significance often draw filmmakers to National Parks. Paramount Ranch is the only place in the National Park System where you can see movie making in action at a historic movie ranch once owned by Paramount Pictures (1927).