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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Spirit of the Mountains Photo Contest
Sunsets can make for magical colors with hints of orange, red, yellow, blue and white.

Rude Point Sunset by John Mueller

Share the wonder of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area with other. Enter the Spirit of the Mountains Photo Contest. Let your photographic imagination capture the essence of this hidden jewel.

Submit your entries between September 1 and September 30, 2011

Winners will be announced at the exhibit opening on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 1:30pm.


All entries will be exhibit at the National Park Service Visitor Center from October 15 through December 17, 2011.

Click here to download this year's rules, regulations, and entry form.

Click here to download the Photo Release Form.

Click here to download the Santa Monica Mountains Zone map.

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Did You Know?
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).

Last Updated: June 12, 2011 at 10:23 MST