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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Park Statistics
 

Acreage
Gross Area within recreation area boundary for FY 2009: 153,250 Acres of Land

Property owned and managed by the National Park Service within the recreation area boundary: 23,185.48 Acres

Visitation
Total Recreation Visits till Aug 2009: 477,676
Total Visits for FY 2008: 504,444
Total Visits for FY 2007: 604,151

(Visitation numbers only include visits on Federal sites within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.)

Designations
National Recreation Area, November 10, 1978
Backbone trail hikes lead to views of mountains, canyons, and the Pacific Ocean.  

Did You Know?
Piece by piece, a trail is forging its way along the "backbone" of the recreation area. California State Parks took the first step toward a 65-mile Backbone Trail in 1978. With 5 miles left to go, single track trails and fireroads will unite this patchwork of public parklands from east to west.

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Last Updated: October 04, 2009 at 18:53 EST