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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation AreaView of Skull Rock
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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Explore! Protect! Enjoy!
 
Explore, Protect, Enjoy Montage of images: Mammal Tracking, Beach, and Hiking Family
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The National Park Service works with communities, scientists, and partners to make the recreation area a place you can "Explore! Protect! Enjoy!"
 

Enjoy the the scenic and recreational diveresity of the Santa Monica Mountains. Watch this short film (4 min) produced by Park Rangers at the park. Here is what we see in the mountains, what will you see? Watch the film (Quicktime .mov format).

 
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.

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Last Updated: April 13, 2009 at 15:18 EST