The National Park Service Visitor Center is located at 401 West Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks, California. From Ventura Fwy (U. S. Highway 101) exit Lynn Road. Turn north on Lynn Road and merge right onto Hillcrest Drive. Left onto McCloud Ave. First driveway on the right.

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Directions to Park Sites:

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is a complex network of park sites and locations. Many agencies manage many park sites.

For sites managed by the National Park Service click on over to the Park Sites & Locations page.

For a listing of other agencies and park partners refer to Our Partners page.

 

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Nearby Airports include the Los Angeles International Airport and the Hollywood/Burbank Airport.

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The Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is located west of Griffith Park in Los Angeles County and to the east of the Oxnard Plain in Ventura County.

U.S. Highway 101 (Ventura Freeway) borders the mountains on the north, and State Highway 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) and the Pacific Ocean form the southern boundary.

Access to most park areas is available via many roads that cross the mountains between these two major highways. A portion of the park also stretches into the Simi Hills, north of U.S. Highway 101.