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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaTake some time to enjoy the trails and learn something new.
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
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Recreational Trail Use Visitor Survey
July, 2002
Recreational Trail Use Visitor Survey

In July, 2002, the University of Southern California Sustainable Cities Program conducted a visitor survey focussing on recreational trail use. The survey is the most comprehensive look, to date, at trail users in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The information will be highly useful when formulating the forthcoming Interagency Regional Trail Management Plan.

July, 2002

Full Visitor Survey Report in a Single PDF download.
Sue Nelson, Jill Swift, and Margo Feurer were instrumental in the movement to create a national recreation area near Los Angeles.  

Did You Know?
Four state parks were the triumph of a grassroots movement to protect open spaces minutes from Los Angeles in the 1950s & 60s. Three women, Sue Nelson, Jill Swift, and Margo Feuer further galvanized the movement that helped make Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area a reality in 1978.

Last Updated: August 18, 2009 at 13:32 EST